Stratix® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

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Date 12/05/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Board Setup 4. Board Components 5. System Power 6. Board Test System 7. Board Update Portal A. Additional Information B. Document Revision History for the Stratix® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide
1. Overview x
1.1. General Board Description 1.2. Recommended Operating Conditions 1.3. Handling the Development Board
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Installing the Quartus® Prime software 2.2. Installing the Development Board 2.3. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver
3. Development Board Setup x
3.1. Setting up the Development Board 3.2. Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings
4. Board Components x
4.1. Board Overview 4.2. Stratix® 10 GX FPGA 4.3. MAX V CPLD System Controller 4.4. FPGA Configuration 4.5. Status Elements 4.6. Setup Elements 4.7. User Input-Output Components 4.8. Clock Circuits 4.9. Transceiver Channels 4.10. Communication Ports 4.11. Flash Memory
4.4. FPGA Configuration x
4.4.1. FPGA Programming over Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II 4.4.2. FPGA Programming from Flash Memory 4.4.3. FPGA Programming over External Intel® FPGA Download Cable II
4.7. User Input-Output Components x
4.7.1. User-Defined Pushbuttons 4.7.2. User-Defined DIP Switch 4.7.3. User-Defined LEDs 4.7.4. Character LCD
4.8. Clock Circuits x
4.8.1. Transceiver Dedicated Clocks 4.8.2. General-Purpose Clocks 4.8.3. Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Clock
5. System Power x
5.1. Power Guidelines 5.2. Power Supply 5.3. Power Management 5.4. Power Distribution System 5.5. Thermal Limitations and Protection Guidelines
6. Board Test System x
6.1. Preparing the Board 6.2. Running the Board Test System 6.3. Using the Board Test System
6.3. Using the Board Test System x
6.3.1. The Configure Menu 6.3.2. The System Info Tab 6.3.3. The GPIO Tab 6.3.4. The Flash Tab 6.3.5. The FMCA Tab 6.3.6. The FMCB Tab 6.3.7. The LPBK Tab 6.3.8. The MXP Tab 6.3.9. The SMA Tab 6.3.10. The QSFP and SFP+ Tab 6.3.11. The CFP4 Tab 6.3.12. Power Monitor 6.3.13. Clock Controller
7. Board Update Portal x
7.1. Connecting to the Board Update Portal 7.2. Using the Board Update Portal
A. Additional Information x
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information A.2. Compliance and Conformity Information
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
A.1.1. Safety Warnings A.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Board Setup
4. Board Components
5. System Power
6. Board Test System
7. Board Update Portal
A. Additional Information
B. Document Revision History for the Stratix® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

4.4. FPGA Configuration

This section describes the FPGA, flash memory and MAX® V CPLD System Controller device programming methods supported by the Stratix® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity development kit.
Three configuration methods except AS mode are mostly used on the Stratix® 10 transceiver signal integrity development kit.
  • Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II is the default method for configuring the FPGA at any time using the Quartus® Prime Programmer in JTAG mode with the supplied USB cable.
  • MAX® V configures the FPGA device via AvST mode using stored images from CFI flash devices either at power-up or pressing the MAX_RESETn/PGM_CONFIG push button.
  • JTAG external header for debugging. Altera recommends that you use lower JTAG clock frequency value such as 16 MHz.

Section Content
FPGA Programming over Embedded Intel FPGA Download Cable II
FPGA Programming from Flash Memory
FPGA Programming over External Intel FPGA Download Cable II

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