Arria® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

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Date 12/01/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. About This Development Kit 2. Getting Started 3. Development Board Setup 4. Board Update Portal 5. Board Components 6. Board Test System 7. Document Revision History for the Arria® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide A. Programming the Flash Memory Device B. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
1. About This Development Kit x
1.1. Development Kit Features 1.2. Handling the Board
1.1. Development Kit Features x
1.1.1. Hardware 1.1.2. Software 1.1.3. Development Kit Package
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Installing the Quartus® Prime Software 2.3. Inspect the Board 2.4. Installing the Development Kit 2.5. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver
3. Development Board Setup x
3.1. Setting Up the Board 3.2. Factory Default Switch Settings
4. Board Update Portal x
4.1. Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page 4.2. Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
5. Board Components x
5.1. Board Overview 5.2. Arria® 10 FPGA 5.3. MAX® V CPLD 5.4. Configuration Elements 5.5. Status Elements 5.6. Setup Elements 5.7. Clock Circuits 5.8. General User Input/Output 5.9. Transceiver Channels 5.10. Communication Ports 5.11. Flash Memory 5.12. Power Supply
5.2. Arria® 10 FPGA x
5.2.1. I/O Resources
5.4. Configuration Elements x
5.4.1. FPGA Programming over Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable 5.4.2. FPGA Programming from Flash Memory 5.4.3. FPGA Programming over External Intel® FPGA Download Cable
5.7. Clock Circuits x
5.7.1. Transceiver Dedicated Clocks 5.7.2. General Purpose Clocks 5.7.3. Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable Clock
5.8. General User Input/Output x
5.8.1. User-Defined Push Buttons 5.8.2. User-Defined DIP Switch 5.8.3. User-Defined LEDs 5.8.4. Character LCD
5.12. Power Supply x
5.12.1. Power Measurement 5.12.2. Power Distribution System 5.12.3. Temperature Sense
6. Board Test System x
6.1. Preparing the Board 6.2. Running the Board Test System 6.3. Version Selector 6.4. Using the Board Test System
6.4. Using the Board Test System x
6.4.1. The Configure Menu 6.4.2. The System Info Tab 6.4.3. The GPIO Tab 6.4.4. The Flash Tab 6.4.5. The XCVR #1 Tab 6.4.6. The XCVR #2 Tab 6.4.7. The XCVR #3 Tab 6.4.8. Power Monitor 6.4.9. Clock Control
6.4.2. The System Info Tab x
6.4.2.1. Board Information 6.4.2.2. MAX® V Registers 6.4.2.3. JTAG Chain 6.4.2.4. Qsys Memory Map
6.4.3. The GPIO Tab x
6.4.3.1. Character LCD 6.4.3.2. User DIP Switches 6.4.3.3. User LEDs 6.4.3.4. Push Button Switches
6.4.4. The Flash Tab x
6.4.4.1. Read 6.4.4.2. Write 6.4.4.3. Random Test 6.4.4.4. CFI Info 6.4.4.5. Inc Test 6.4.4.6. Reset 6.4.4.7. Erase 6.4.4.8. Flash Memory Map
6.4.5. The XCVR #1 Tab x
6.4.5.1. XCVR1 Tab—Status 6.4.5.2. XCVR1 Tab—Port 6.4.5.3. XCVR1 Tab—PMA Setting 6.4.5.4. XCVR1 Tab—Data Type 6.4.5.5. XCVR1 Tab—Error Control 6.4.5.6. XCVR1 Tab—Run Control
6.4.6. The XCVR #2 Tab x
6.4.6.1. XCVR2 Tab—Status 6.4.6.2. XCVR2 Tab—Port 6.4.6.3. XCVR2 Tab—PMA Setting 6.4.6.4. XCVR2 Tab—Data Type 6.4.6.5. XCVR2 Tab—Error Control 6.4.6.6. XCVR2 Tab—Run Control
6.4.7. The XCVR #3 Tab x
6.4.7.1. XCVR3 Tab—Status 6.4.7.2. XCVR3 Tab—Port 6.4.7.3. XCVR3 Tab—PMA Setting 6.4.7.4. XCVR3 Tab—Data Type 6.4.7.5. XCVR3 Tab—Error Control 6.4.7.6. XCVR3 Tab—Run Control
6.4.9. Clock Control x
6.4.9.1. Serial Port Registers 6.4.9.2. fXTAL 6.4.9.3. Target Frequency 6.4.9.4. Reset Si570 6.4.9.5. Set New Frequency
A. Programming the Flash Memory Device x
A.1. CFI Flash Memory Map A.2. Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming A.3. Creating Flash Files Using the Nios® II EDS A.4. Programming Flash Memory Using the Board Update Portal A.5. Programming Flash Memory Using the Nios II EDS A.6. Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings A.7. Restoring the MAX® V CPLD to the Factory Settings
B. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information x
B.1. Safety and Regulatory Information B.2. Compliance Information
B.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
B.1.1. Safety Warnings B.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. About This Development Kit
2. Getting Started
3. Development Board Setup
4. Board Update Portal
5. Board Components
6. Board Test System
7. Document Revision History for the Arria® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide
A. Programming the Flash Memory Device
B. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

3.1. Setting Up the Board

To prepare and apply power to the board, perform the following steps:

  1. The Arria® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit ships with its board switches pre-configured to support the design examples in the kit. If you suspect your board might not be currently configured with the default settings, follow the instructions in the Factory Default Switch Settings section to return the board to its factory settings before proceeding.
  2. The development kit ships with design examples stored in the flash memory device. A slide switch is provided to turn the board power ON or OFF. When the switch SW1 is powered on, two green LEDs illuminate to indicate that all power is applied to the board. These two LEDs are driven by the power circuitry when the power switch is turned ON. The RESET button is connected to the MAX® V CPLD (MAX_RESETn pin) that is used for FPP configuration.
    CAUTION:
    When the power cord is plugged into connector J1 of the Arria® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, 12V and 5V are present on the board with switch SW1 in the ‘OFF’ position. These voltages are restricted to a small area of the board. When switch SW1 is placed to ‘ON’ position, all voltage planes have power at this point.
  3. When this button is pressed, the MAX® V CPLD initiates a reloading of the stored image from flash memory using FPP configuration mode. The image loaded right after power cycle or MAX® V reset depends on FACTORY_LOAD settings: (1) OFF (1) - factory load (2) ON (0) user defined load #1. Page selection can be changed by PGMSEL button when the board is powered on, and PGM_CONFIG is used to reconfigure FPGA with corresponding page which is indicated by PGM_LED0, PGM_LED1 or PGM_LED2
    CAUTION:
    Use only the supplied power supply. Power regulation circuitry on the board can be damaged by power supplies with greater voltage.
  4. Set the POWER-ON switch SW1 to the on position. When power is supplied to the board, two green LEDs (D32 and D34) illuminates indicating that the board has power.

The MAX® V CPLD device on the board contains a Parallel Flash Loader (PFL) IP. After a POWER-ON or RESET (reconfiguration) event, the MAX® V CPLD configures the Arria® 10 GX FPGA in FPP mode with either the FACTORY POF or a USER defined POF depending on the setting of FACTORY_LOAD. The setting of the PGMSEL bit is selected by the PGMSEL push button. Pressing this button and observing the program LEDs dictates which program will be selected. Then the PGM_CONFIG push button needs to be pressed to load the program.

The kit includes a MAX® V CPLD design which contains the PFL IP. The design resides in the <package dir>\examples\max5 directory.
  1. When configuration is complete, LED D26 (CFGDN) illuminates signaling that the Arria® 10 GX FPGA device configured successfully.
  2. If the configuration fails, the LED 24 (ERROR) illuminates.
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