1. Introduction to the Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines
2. System Specification
3. Device Selection
4. Security Considerations
5. Design Entry
6. Board and Software Considerations
7. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification
8. Debugging
9. Embedded Software Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs
5.1.1. Firewall Planning
5.1.2. Boot And Configuration Considerations
5.1.3. HPS Clocking and Reset Design Considerations
5.1.4. Reset Configuration
5.1.5. HPS Pin Multiplexing Design Considerations
5.1.6. HPS I/O Settings: Constraints and Drive Strengths
5.1.7. Design Guidelines for HPS Interfaces
5.1.8. Interfacing between the FPGA and HPS
5.1.9. Implementing the Intel Agilex® 7 HPS Component
7.1. Selecting a Synthesis Tool
7.2. Device Resource Utilization Reports
7.3. Intel® Quartus® Prime Messages
7.4. Timing Constraints and Analysis
7.5. Area and Timing Optimization
7.6. Preserving Performance and Reducing Compilation Time
7.7. Designing with Intel® Hyperflex™
7.8. Simulation
7.9. Power Analysis
7.10. Power Optimization
7.11. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification Revision History
9.1. Overview
9.2. Golden Hardware Reference Design (GHRD)
9.3. Define Software Requirements
9.4. Define Software Architecture
9.5. Selecting Software Tools
9.6. Choosing the Bootloader Software
9.7. Selecting an Operating System for Your Application
9.8. Assembling Your Software Development Platform for Linux*
9.9. Assembling your Software Development Platform for Partner OS or RTOS
9.10. Driver Considerations
9.11. Boot And Configuration Considerations
9.12. System Reset Considerations
9.13. Flash Considerations
9.14. Develop Application
9.15. Test and Validate
9.16. Embedded Software Design Guidelines Revision History
6.1.8.1. Device Power Cycling and Reconfiguration
Number | Done? | Checklist Item |
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1 | Consider designing your system to support power cycling the device to ensure error recovery under all reconfiguration circumstances. |
Unlike previous FPGA devices that used state machines for controlling configuration, the Intel Agilex® 7 devices use the triple-redundant processors in the SDM to control configuration. To ensure error recovery under all reconfiguration circumstances, Intel® recommends that you design your system to support power cycling the device if needed. In almost all use cases, asserting nCONFIG provides adequate error recovery, however, a power cycle may be required in rare instances. A power cycle completely re-initializes the device, samples MSEL, reads the fuses and runs the SDM BootROM code. Device power up and power down sequences must be followed during the power cycle.