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Configuring Power Management Settings
Configuring Power Management Settings
When no DLLP or TLP is transmitted for a specified time, then Exerciser can initiate the
transition to L0s state on the transmitting side.
To start the initiation to L0s on Tx side,configure the following in Exerciser GUI :
Note: Settings for sending given number of FTS, SKP OS and TS settings (image shown below)
cannot be verified as the expected sequence of FTS upon exit from L0s is not proper.
(CORVETTE-1595)
Configuring Power Management settings to enter to and exit from L1 state in Exerciser
4. In the Link Control Register section, select the L1 entry enabled option for the Active State
PM Control field.
5. Click Apply.
6. Disable the Send FC Update for Exerciser. If this option is not disabled, then Exerciser will
continue transmitting flow control update DLLPs at regular intervals and the transition to L1 will
not happen.
7. Click the Virtual Channel icon in the navigation pane.In the Resend/Update Periods section,
clear the Send FC Update each (us) checkbox.
8. Click Apply.
9. Specify the time interval for which the link should be idle for Exerciser to enter the L1 state.
10. Click the General Settings icon in the navigation pane.Click the Power Management tab.
11. In the L1 section, specify the time period (in ns) in the Enter ASPM L1 after having seen no
TLP/DLLP for (ns) field.
1. Enable the Aggressive mode for PCI-PM L1 In the power management tab and click apply.
2. Disable the Exit L1 (ASPM-PCI PM) in the Upstream Exerciser and Enable the Exit L1 (ASPM-
PCI PM)in the Downstream Exerciser.
3. Click the Virtual Channel icon in the navigation pane.In the Resend/Update Periods section,
clear the Send FC Update each (us) checkbox.
4. Add a Config Write packet in the downstream.
5. Change the Offset from 000 to 044 and the data from 00000000 to 03000000.
6. Send the packet.
7. In the Upstream goto config Space and click on the Power management tab.
8. Reload the config space and check the Power managemenet status control section. The
Power state MSB (Bit 1 ) and Power state LSB (Bit 0) Should be enabled.
9. Goto LTSSM basic tests and run the Capture state transitions test.
10.