MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit User Guide

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Date 12/04/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Board Test System 4. Document Revision History for the MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit User Guide A. Development Kit Components B. Developer Resources C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
1. Overview x
1.1. Block Diagram 1.2. Feature Summary 1.3. Box Contents
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Handling the Board 2.3. Software and Driver Installation 2.4. Board Update Portal
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 Standard Edition Software 2.3.2. Installing the Development Kit 2.3.3. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver
2.4. Board Update Portal x
2.4.1. Step 1: Connect to the Board Update Portal 2.4.2. Step 2: Update the User Software Portion
3. Board Test System x
3.1. Using the Configure Menu 3.2. The System Info Tab 3.3. The GPIO Tab 3.4. The Flash Tab 3.5. The HSMC Tab 3.6. The DDR3 Tab 3.7. The ADC Tab 3.8. The HDMI Tab 3.9. The Sleep Mode Tab 3.10. The Power Monitor 3.11. The Clock Controller
A. Development Kit Components x
A.1. Board Overview A.2. Featured Device A.3. Configuration A.4. Status Elements A.5. Setup Elements A.6. General User Input/Output A.7. Clock Circuitry A.8. Components and Interfaces A.9. Memory A.10. Power Distribution System
A.3. Configuration x
A.3.1. Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer A.3.2. Selecting the Internal Configuration Scheme A.3.3. Switch and Jumper Settings
A.7. Clock Circuitry x
A.7.1. Onboard Oscillators A.7.2. Offboard Clock Input/Output
A.8. Components and Interfaces x
A.8.1. 10/100/1000 Ethernet PHY A.8.2. Digital-to-Analog Converter A.8.3. HDMI Video Output A.8.4. HSMC A.8.5. Pmod Connectors A.8.6. USB to UART
A.9. Memory x
A.9.1. DDR3 Rev. B Board A.9.2. DDR3 Rev. C Board A.9.3. Flash
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information x
C.1. Safety and Regulatory Information C.2. Compliance Information
C.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
C.1.1. Safety Warnings C.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Board Test System
4. Document Revision History for the MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit User Guide
A. Development Kit Components
B. Developer Resources
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

A.1. Board Overview

This section describes all the components on the development board. A complete set of schematics, a physical layout database, and Gerber files for the development board reside in the development kit documents directory.
Figure 18. Components in MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit (Top View)
Figure 19. Components in MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit (Bottom View)
Note: To determine the revision of your board, look for the serial number at the bottom of the board.
Table 14.   MAX® 10 FPGA Development Kit—Board Components
Board Reference Type Description
Featured Devices
U1 FPGA MAX® 10 FPGA 10M50DAF484I6G, 50K LEs, F484 package
U13 CPLD MAX® II EPM1270 256-MBGA, 2.5 V/3.3 V, VCCINT for Onboard Intel® FPGA Download Cable II
U17 Power regulator Enpirion* EN2342QI, PowerSoC voltage-mode synchronous step-down converter with integrated inductor
U22, U23, U27 Power regulator Enpirion* EN6337QI, PowerSoC DC-DC step-down converters with integrated inductor
U26 Power regulator Enpirion* EP5358LUI, 600 mA PowerSoC DC-DC step-down converters with integrated inductor
U24, U25 Power regulator Enpirion* EP5358HUI, 600 mA PowerSoC DC-DC step-down converters with integrated inductor
Configuration and Setup Elements
J12 Onboard (Embedded) Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Type-B USB connector for programming and debugging the FPGA
J14 10-pin header Optional JTAG direct via 10-pin header for external download cables
J20 2x10-pin header 16 dual-purpose ADC channels are connected to the 2×10 header
SW2 DIP configuration and user switch SW2 includes switches to control boot images, JTAG bypass, and HSMC bypass
J7 Jumper for the MAX® 10 ADC Connects potentiometer for providing adjustable voltage to the ADC
S5 Pulse_nconfig push button Emulates pulsing the nCONFIG pin low to trigger reconfiguration even though the physical pin is unaffected
S6 CPU reset push button Default reset for the FPGA logic
Status Elements
D1 Blue power LED Illuminates when 12-V power is present
D2 Green high-speed mezzanine card (HSMC) LED Illuminates when the HSMC is present
D13, D14 Green USB-UART LEDs Illuminates when the USB-UART transmitter and receiver are in use
D20 Configuration done LED Illuminates when the FPGA is configured
D21, D22, D23 Power LEDs Indicates that 3.3 V, 2.5 V, 1.2 V are powered up successfully
Clock Circuitry
X1 Programmable clock for ADC Programmable oscillator for ADC with default frequency of 10 MHz
U2 Programmable clock Four channel programmable oscillator with default frequencies of 25, 50, 100, and 125 MHz
General User Input/Output
S1, S2, S3, S4 General user push buttons Four user push buttons. Driven low when pressed.
D15, D16, D17, D18, D19 User LEDs Four user LEDs. Illuminates when driven low.
SW1, SW2.1 User DIP switches Quad user DIP switches
Memory Devices
U5 DDR3 SDRAM A memory 64 Mx16
U6 DDR3 SDRAM B memory 128 Mx8
U7 Quad serial peripheral interface (quad SPI) flash 512 Mb
Communication Ports
J2 HSMC port Provides 84 CMOS or 17 LVDS channels per HSMC specification
U9, U10 Two Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Ethernet A (Bottom)
  • Ethernet B (Top)
 RJ-45 connector which provides a 10/100/1000 Ethernet connection via a Marvell 88E1111 x 2 PHY and the FPGA-based Triple-Speed Ethernet IP function in RGMII mode
J4, J5 Two Digilent Pmod* connectors 12-pin interface with 8 I/O signal pins used to connect low frequency, low I/O peripheral modules
J11 Mini-USB 2.0 UART port USB connector with USB-to-UART bridge for serial UART interface
J12 Mini-USB port Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II
Analog
J18, J19 SMA inputs Two FPGA analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
J20 Header 2×10 ADC
POT1 Potentiometer Input to ADC
J1 SMA output External 16 bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) device
Video and Display Ports
U8 HDMI video output 19-pin HDMI connector which provides a HDMI v1.4 video output of up to 1080p through an ADI (Analog Devices, Inc) PHY
Power Supply
J15 DC input jack Accepts 12 V DC power supply
SW3 Power switch Switch to power on or off the board when power is supplied from the DC input jack
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