Intel® Arria® 10 SoC UEFI Boot Loader User Guide

ID 683536
Date 12/15/2017
Public
Document Table of Contents

1.5.6.2. Configuring the Serial Connection

The Intel® Arria® 10 SoC FPGA development board has a built-in FTDI USB-to-serial converter chip that allows the host computer to see the board as a virtual serial port. CentOS 6.5 has built-in drivers for the FTDI USB-to-serial converter chip. Therefore, you do not need to install a driver. In Windows*, the SoC FPGA EDS installation automatically installs the required drivers if necessary.

The serial communication parameters listed below:

  • Baud rate: 115200 bps
  • Parity: none
  • Flow control: none
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Data bits: 8

In Windows*, a terminal emulator such as Tera Term can be used to connect to the Intel® Arria® 10 SoC FPGA development board. Refer to the Tera Term Installation section for the instructions on how to install Term Term and how to configure serial port settings from the tool menu.

You can use the Linux* minicom utility to connect to the Intel® Arria® 10 SoC FPGA development board. Refer to the Minicom Installation section for instructions on how to install the minicom on CentOS and Ubuntu and how to configure the serial port settings from the tool menu.