Stratix® 10 TX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

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Date 11/21/2025
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Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Kit Setup 4. Development Kit Components 5. Board Test System A. Additional Information B. Document Revision History for the Stratix® 10 TX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide
1. Overview x
1.1. General Development Kit Description 1.2. Recommended Operating Conditions 1.3. Handling the Kit
2. Getting Started x
2.1. About the Quartus® Prime Software 2.2. Development Kit Package 2.3. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Driver
3. Development Kit Setup x
3.1. Setting up the Development Kit 3.2. Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings
4. Development Kit Components x
4.1. Development Kit Overview 4.2. Stratix® 10 TX FPGA 4.3. MAX® V CPLD 4.4. FPGA Configuration 4.5. Status and Setup Elements 4.6. User Input-Output Components 4.7. Clocks 4.8. Transceiver Channels 4.9. Communication Ports 4.10. Flash Memory 4.11. System Power
4.4. FPGA Configuration x
4.4.1. Configuring the FPGA over Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II 4.4.2. Configuring the FPGA through Flash Memory 4.4.3. Configuring the FPGA over External Intel® FPGA Download Cable
4.7. Clocks x
4.7.1. Transceiver Dedicated Clocks 4.7.2. General-Purpose Clocks 4.7.3. Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Clock
4.10. Flash Memory x
4.10.1. Parallel NOR Flash Memory 4.10.2. EPCQL Flash Memory
4.11. System Power x
4.11.1. Power Guidelines 4.11.2. Power Supply 4.11.3. Power Management 4.11.4. Power Distribution System 4.11.5. Thermal Limitations and Protection Guidelines
5. Board Test System x
5.1. Preparing the Development Kit 5.2. Running the Board Test System 5.3. Using the Board Test System 5.4. Simple Socket Server
5.3. Using the Board Test System x
5.3.1. The Configure Menu 5.3.2. The System Info Tab 5.3.3. The GPIO Tab 5.3.4. The EPCQ Tab 5.3.5. The FMC+ Tab 5.3.6. The PAM4 Tab 5.3.7. The MXP Tab 5.3.8. The QSFPDD1x2 Tab 5.3.9. The QSFPDD2x1 Tab 5.3.10. Power Monitor 5.3.11. Clock Controller
A. Additional Information x
A.1. Add SmartVID settings in QSF file A.2. Safety and Regulatory Information A.3. Compliance and Conformity Information
A.2. Safety and Regulatory Information x
A.2.1. Safety Warnings A.2.2. Safety Cautions
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Kit Setup
4. Development Kit Components
5. Board Test System
A. Additional Information
B. Document Revision History for the Stratix® 10 TX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

5. Board Test System

The Stratix® 10 TX Transceiver Signal Integrity Developement Kit includes a design example and an application called the Board Test System (BTS) to test the functionality of this board. The BTS provides an easy-to-use interface to alter functional settings and observe results. You can use the BTS to test board components, modify functional parameters, observe performance and measure power consumption.

While using the BTS, you reconfigure the FPGA several times with test designs specific to the functionality that you are testing. The BTS is also useful as a reference for designing systems. The BTS communicates over the JTAG bus to a test design running in the Stratix® 10 TX FPGA device. The figure below shows the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for a board that is in factory configuration.

Figure 12. BTS GUI
Figure 13. About BTS

Section Content
Preparing the Development Kit
Running the Board Test System
Using the Board Test System
Simple Socket Server

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