Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit User Guide

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Date 11/27/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Board Setup 4. Board Test System 5. Development Kit Components 6. Document Revision History for the Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit User Guide A. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
1. Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit Overview x
1.1. Block Diagram 1.2. Feature Summary 1.3. Box Contents 1.4. Recommended Operating Conditions
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Handling the Board 2.3. Software and Driver Installation
2.2. Handling the Board x
2.2.1. Handling the DIP Switches
2.3. Software and Driver Installation x
2.3.1. Installing the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software 2.3.2. Installing the Altera® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (EDS) 2.3.3. Installing the Development Kit 2.3.4. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver 2.3.5. SD Card Image with Example Software
3. Development Board Setup x
3.1. Applying Power to the Board 3.2. Default Switch and Jumper Settings
4. Board Test System x
4.1. Preparing the Board 4.2. Running the Board Test System 4.3. Version Selector 4.4. Using the Board Test System
4.4. Using the Board Test System x
4.4.1. Using the Configure Menu 4.4.2. The System Info Tab 4.4.3. The GPIO Tab 4.4.4. The XCVR Tab 4.4.5. The PCIe Tab 4.4.6. The FMCA Tab 4.4.7. The FMCB Tab 4.4.8. The DDR3 Tab 4.4.9. The DDR4 Tab 4.4.10. The EEPROM Tab 4.4.11. The Power Monitor 4.4.12. The Clock Control
5. Development Kit Components x
5.1. Board Overview 5.2. Featured Device: Arria® 10 SX SoC 5.3. MAX® V CPLD 5M2210 System Controller 5.4. Configuration 5.5. Status Elements 5.6. Setup Elements 5.7. General User Input/Output 5.8. Clock Circuitry 5.9. Components and Interfaces 5.10. Memory 5.11. Board Power Supply
5.4. Configuration x
5.4.1. System Controller Configuration 5.4.2. FPGA and I/O MUX CPLD Programming over Onboard Intel® FPGA Download Cable II 5.4.3. FPGA Programming by HPS 5.4.4. FPGA Programming by EPCQ Device 5.4.5. FPGA Programming over External Intel® FPGA Download Cable
5.6. Setup Elements x
5.6.1. Board Settings DIP Switch 5.6.2. JTAG Chain Control DIP Switch 5.6.3. Reference Clock Source Selection 5.6.4. CPU Reset Push Button 5.6.5. Logic Reset Push Button
5.7. General User Input/Output x
5.7.1. Character LCD
5.8. Clock Circuitry x
5.8.1. Onboard Oscillators
5.9. Components and Interfaces x
5.9.1. PCIe* 5.9.2. 10/100/1000 Ethernet (HPS) 5.9.3. 10/100/1000 Ethernet (FPGA) 5.9.4. FMC 5.9.5. HPS Shared I/O 5.9.6. USB 2.0 Port (HPS) 5.9.7. RS-232 UART (HPS) 5.9.8. Real-Time Clock (HPS) 5.9.9. SFP+ 5.9.10. I2C Interface 5.9.11. FPGA General I/O Configuration 5.9.12. HPS SPIO Interface
5.9.11. FPGA General I/O Configuration x
5.9.11.1. FPGA-I/O MAX V Interface 5.9.11.2. LMK04828 Controller 5.9.11.3. FPGA Resistor MUX 5.9.11.4. FPGA Debug Port 5.9.11.5. FPGA PMBUS VID 5.9.11.6. FPGA Auxiliary Signals
5.10. Memory x
5.10.1. FPGA External Memory 5.10.2. HPS External Memory 5.10.3. HPS Boot Flash Interface 5.10.4. I2C EEPROM 5.10.5. Daughter Cards
5.11. Board Power Supply x
5.11.1. Power Distribution System 5.11.2. Power Measurement
A. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information x
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information A.2. Compliance Information
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
A.1.1. Safety Warnings A.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Board Setup
4. Board Test System
5. Development Kit Components
6. Document Revision History for the Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Kit User Guide
A. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

5.10.5. Daughter Cards

Altera and its partners offer a variety of application-specific daughter cards. You can use these daughter cards to expand the functionality of the Arria® 10 SX SoC development board. Reference designs and application-specific software accompany many of the daughter cards, further facilitating the design process. All daughter cards are available for purchase on Altera.com.

Table 53.   Arria® 10 SX SoC Development Board Daughter Cards
Daughter Card Daughter Card Image Memory Component Part Number
Boot Flash Daughter Cards
Micro SD Boot Flash Card
Kingston

MBLY10G2/4GB

 QSHDC-MSD-A
QSPI Boot Flash Card
Micron

MT25QU01GBBA8E12-0SIT

 QSHDC-QSPI-A
NAND Boot Flash Card
Micron

MT29F1G08ABBEAH4

 QSHDC-NAND-A
HILO Memory Daughter Cards
RLDRAM3
Micron

MT44K16M36RB-093E

 HLDC-RLDRAM3-A
DDR3
Micron

MT41K512M16TNA-107:E

 HLDC-DDR3-A
DDR4
Micron

EDY4016AABG-DR-F

 HLDC-DDR4-A
QDRIV
Cypress

CY7C4142KV13-106FCXC

 HLDC-QDRIV-A
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