Embedded Peripherals IP User Guide

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Date 10/18/2023
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Document Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Avalon® -ST Multi-Channel Shared Memory FIFO Core 3. Avalon® -ST Single-Clock and Dual-Clock FIFO Cores 4. Avalon® -ST Serial Peripheral Interface Core 5. SPI Core 6. SPI Agent/JTAG to Avalon® Host Bridge Cores 7. Intel eSPI Agent Core 8. eSPI to LPC Bridge Core 9. Ethernet MDIO Core 10. Intel FPGA 16550 Compatible UART Core 11. UART Core 12. JTAG UART Core 13. Intel FPGA Avalon® Mailbox Core 14. Intel FPGA Avalon® Mutex Core 15. Intel FPGA Avalon® I2C (Host) Core 16. Intel FPGA I2C Agent to Avalon® -MM Host Bridge Core 17. Intel FPGA Avalon® Compact Flash Core 18. EPCS/EPCQA Serial Flash Controller Core 19. Intel FPGA Serial Flash Controller Core 20. Intel FPGA Serial Flash Controller II Core 21. Intel FPGA Generic QUAD SPI Controller Core 22. Intel FPGA Generic QUAD SPI Controller II Core 23. Interval Timer Core 24. Intel FPGA Avalon FIFO Memory Core 25. On-Chip Memory (RAM and ROM) Intel FPGA IP 26. On-Chip Memory II (RAM or ROM) Intel FPGA IP 27. Optrex 16207 LCD Controller Core 28. PIO Core 29. PLL Cores 30. DMA Controller Core 31. Modular Scatter-Gather DMA Core 32. Scatter-Gather DMA Controller Core 33. SDRAM Controller Core 34. Tri-State SDRAM Core 35. Video Sync Generator and Pixel Converter Cores 36. Intel FPGA Interrupt Latency Counter Core 37. Performance Counter Unit Core 38. Vectored Interrupt Controller Core 39. Avalon® -ST Data Pattern Generator and Checker Cores 40. Avalon® -ST Test Pattern Generator and Checker Cores 41. System ID Peripheral Core 42. Avalon® Packets to Transactions Converter Core 43. Avalon® -ST Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Cores 44. Avalon® -ST Bytes to Packets and Packets to Bytes Converter Cores 45. Avalon® -ST Delay Core 46. Avalon® -ST Round Robin Scheduler Core 47. Avalon® -ST Splitter Core 48. Avalon® -MM DDR Memory Half Rate Bridge Core 49. Intel FPGA GMII to RGMII Converter Core 50. Intel FPGA MII to RMII Converter Core 51. HPS GMII to TSE 1000BASE-X/SGMII PCS Bridge Core Intel® FPGA IP 52. Intel FPGA HPS EMAC to Multi-rate PHY GMII Adapter Core 53. Intel FPGA MSI to GIC Generator Core 54. Cache Coherency Translator Intel® FPGA IP 55. Lightweight UART Core

1.2. Device Support

The following IP cores are only supported in Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition:
  • EPCS Serial Flash Controller Core
  • Scatter-Gather DMA Controller Core
  • Video Sync Generator and Pixel Converter Cores
  • Avalon® Streaming Interface Test Pattern Generator1
  • Modular ADC Core (only for Intel® MAX® 10 devices)
  • Modular Dual ADC Core (only for Intel® MAX® 10 devices)
Note: Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition supports older FPGA devices: Stratix® V and below, Arria® V and below, Cyclone® V and below. For more information, refer to the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software and Device Support Release Notes.
The following IPs are part of a product obsolescence and support discontinuation schedule, and are not available starting from the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software version 21.1:
  • Intel FPGA Avalon® Compact Flash Core
  • Optrex 16207 LCD Controller Core
  • SDRAM Controller Core
  • Tri-State SDRAM Core
  • Avalon-MM DDR Memory Half Rate Bridge Core
Table 1.  Supported Embedded IPs in Intel FPGA Devices
Component Name Intel Agilex® 7 Intel® Stratix® 10 Intel® Arria® 10 Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Intel® MAX® 10 eASIC N5X Arria® V, Stratix® V, Cyclone® V
Avalon-ST Multi-Channel Shared Memory FIFO Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Single-Clock and Dual-Clock FIFO Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Serial Peripheral Interface Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPI Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
SPI Agent/JTAG to Avalon Host Bridge Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel eSPI Agent Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
eSPI to LPC Bridge Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ethernet MDIO Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA 16550 Compatible UART Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
UART Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
JTAG UART Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Avalon Mailbox Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Avalon Mutex Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Avalon I2C (Host) Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA I2C Agent to Avalon-MM Host Bridge Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Avalon Compact Flash Core
EPCS/EPCQA Serial Flash Controller Core Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Serial Flash Controller Core Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Serial Flash Controller II Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Generic QUAD SPI Controller Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Generic QUAD SPI Controller II Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Interval Timer Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Avalon FIFO Memory Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-Chip Memory (RAM and ROM) Intel FPGA IP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
On-Chip Memory II (RAM or ROM) Intel FPGA IP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Optrex 16207 LCD Controller Core
PIO Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PLL Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
DMA Controller Core Yes Yes Yes Yes
Modular Scatter-Gather DMA Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scatter-Gather DMA Controller Core Yes Yes Yes
SDRAM Controller Core
Tri-State SDRAM Core
Video Sync Generator and Pixel Converter Cores Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA Interrupt Latency Counter Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Performance Counter Unit Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Vectored Interrupt Controller Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Data Pattern Generator and Checker Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Test Pattern Generator and Checker Cores Yes Yes Yes
System ID Peripheral Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon Packets to Transactions Converter Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Multiplexer and Demultiplexer Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Bytes to Packets and Packets to Bytes Converter Cores Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Delay Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Round Robin Scheduler Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-ST Splitter Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Avalon-MM DDR Memory Half Rate Bridge Core
Intel FPGA GMII to RGMII Converter Core Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA MII to RMII Converter Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA HPS GMII to TSE 1000BASE-X/SGMII PCS Bridge Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Intel FPGA HPS EMAC to Multi-rate PHY GMII Adapter Core Yes
Intel FPGA MSI to GIC Generator Core Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache Coherency Translator Intel FPGA IP Yes Yes
Lightweight UART Core Yes Yes Yes Yes

Other IP cores described in this user guide support all Intel® FPGA device families unless specified in their respective chapter.

Different device families support different I/O standards, which may affect the ability of the core to interface to certain components. For details about supported I/O types, refer to the device handbook for the target device family.

1 Avalon® Streaming Interface Test Pattern Checker Core is supported in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition and Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software.