Stratix® 10 MX FPGA Development Kit User Guide

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Date 11/13/2025
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Document Table of Contents
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 MX FPGA Development Kit User Guide
1. Overview x
1.1. General Development Kit Description 1.2. Recommended Operating Conditions 1.3. Handling the Development 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. Applying Power to the Development Kit 3.2. Default Switch and Jumper Settings
4. Development Kit Components x
4.1. Components Overview 4.2. MAX® 10 FPGA System Controller 4.3. MAX® 10 FPGA Power Manager 4.4. FPGA Configuration 4.5. Status and User I/O Elements 4.6. Interfaces and Ports 4.7. HiLo Daughter Cards 4.8. Clocks 4.9. Power
4.6. Interfaces and Ports x
4.6.1. PCI Express 4.6.2. Memory Interface 4.6.3. High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) 4.6.4. QSFP 4.6.5. I2C 4.6.6. Flash Memory
4.6.2. Memory Interface x
4.6.2.1. On-board DDR4 Memory Interface 4.6.2.2. DDR4/DDR-T DIMM Memory Interface 4.6.2.3. HiLo Memory Interface
4.7. HiLo Daughter Cards x
4.7.1. DDR4 4.7.2. QDR-IV
4.9. Power x
4.9.1. Power Guidelines 4.9.2. Power Distribution System 4.9.3. Power Sequence 4.9.4. Power Measurement 4.9.5. Power Fast Discharging 4.9.6. Thermal Limitations and Protection 4.9.7. Cooling Design 4.9.8. Mechanical Information 4.9.9. Top Cover Removal
5. Board Test System x
5.1. Preparing the Board 5.2. Running the Board Test System 5.3. Using the Board Test System
5.3. Using the Board Test System x
5.3.1. The Configure Menu 5.3.2. The Sys Info Tab 5.3.3. The QSFP Tab 5.3.4. The PCIE Tab 5.3.5. The Component DDR4 Tab 5.3.6. The HiLo DDR4 Tab 5.3.7. The DDR4 Dimm Tab 5.3.8. The HBM2 Top Tab 5.3.9. The HBM2 Bottom Tab 5.3.10. Power Monitor 5.3.11. Clock Controller
A. Additional Information x
A.1. Add SmartVID settings in the QSF file A.2. Safety and Regulatory Information A.3. Compliance and Conformity Statement
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 MX FPGA Development Kit User Guide

2.3. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Driver

The Stratix® 10 MX FPGA Development Kit includes embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II circuits for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to communicate, you must install the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II driver on the host computer.

Installation instructions for the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II driver for your operating system are available on the website.

On the website, navigate to the Cable and Adapter Drivers Information link to locate the table entry for your configuration and click the link to access the instructions.

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