Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition User Guide: Platform Designer

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Date 12/15/2018
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4.5.1. Splitter Core Backpressure

The Avalon® -ST Splitter core integrates with backpressure by AND-ing the ready signals from the output interfaces and sending the result to the input interface. As a result, if an output interface deasserts the ready signal, the input interface receives the deasserted ready signal, as well. This functionality ensures that backpressure on the output interfaces is propagated to the input interface.

When the Qualify Valid Out option is enabled, the out_valid signals on all other output interfaces are gated when backpressure is applied from one output interface. In this case, when any output interface deasserts its ready signal, the out_valid signals on the other output interfaces are also deasserted.

When the Qualify Valid Out option is disabled, the output interfaces have a non-gated out_valid signal when backpressure is applied. In this case, when an output interface deasserts its ready signal, the out_valid signals on the other output interfaces are not affected.

Because the logic is combinational, the core introduces no latency.