Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit User Guide

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Date 11/05/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Kit Setup 4. Board Test System 5. Development Kit Hardware and Configuration 6. Custom Projects for the Development Kit 7. Document Revision History for the Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit User Guide A. Development Kit Components B. Developer Resources C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information
1. Overview x
1.1. Block Diagram 1.2. Feature Summary 1.3. Box Contents 1.4. Recommended Operating Conditions
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Handling the Board 2.3. Software and Driver Installation
2.3. Software and Driver Installation x
2.3.1. Installing the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software 2.3.2. Installing the Altera® SoC EDS 2.3.3. Installing the Development Kit 2.3.4. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver
3. Development Kit Setup x
3.1. Default Settings 3.2. Powering Up the Development Kit 3.3. Performing Board Restore
3.3. Performing Board Restore x
3.3.1. Restoring Board System MAX® 10 with Default Factory Image 3.3.2. Restoring Board QSPI Flash with Default Factory Image
4. Board Test System x
4.1. Set Up BTS GUI Running Environment 4.2. Test the Functionality of the Development Kit 4.3. BTS Test Areas 4.4. Control Onboard Clock through Clock Controller GUI 4.5. Monitor Onboard Power Regulator through Power Monitor GUI 4.6. Identify Test Pass or Fail based on BTS GUI Test Status 4.7. BTS Test Areas
4.1. Set Up BTS GUI Running Environment x
4.1.1. Downloading OpenJDK 4.1.2. Downloading OpenJFX 4.1.3. Installing OpenJDK and OpenJFX 4.1.4. Setting Up the Quartus® Prime Software for BTS Operation 4.1.5. Running BTS GUI
4.2. Test the Functionality of the Development Kit x
4.2.1. The Bottom Information Bar 4.2.2. The Configure Menu 4.2.3. The Sys Info Tab 4.2.4. The GPIO Tab 4.2.5. The XCVR Tab 4.2.6. The Memory Tab
4.2.5. The XCVR Tab x
4.2.5.1. The QSFPDD NRZ Tab 4.2.5.2. The QSFPDD PAM4 Tab 4.2.5.3. The FMCB NRZ Tab 4.2.5.4. The QSFPDD800 PAM4 Tab 4.2.5.5. The MXPM NRZ Tab 4.2.5.6. The MXPM PAM4 Tab 4.2.5.7. The SDI NRZ Tab
5. Development Kit Hardware and Configuration x
5.1. Configuring the FPGA and Accessing HPS Debug Access Port by JTAG 5.2. Configuring the FPGA Device Using the AS Mode (Default Mode) 5.3. Configuring the FPGA Device Using the Avalon® -ST Mode 5.4. Daughter Cards
5.4. Daughter Cards x
5.4.1. HPS Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Daughter Card
6. Custom Projects for the Development Kit x
6.1. Adding SmartVID Settings in the Quartus® Prime QSF File 6.2. Golden Top
A. Development Kit Components x
A.1. System Management A.2. Power A.3. Clocks A.4. General Input/Output A.5. Memory Interfaces A.6. Communication Interfaces A.7. Daughter Cards A.8. Connectors and Cables
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information x
C.1. Safety and Regulatory Information C.2. Compliance Information
C.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
C.1.1. Safety Warnings C.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Kit Setup
4. Board Test System
5. Development Kit Hardware and Configuration
6. Custom Projects for the Development Kit
7. Document Revision History for the Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit User Guide
A. Development Kit Components
B. Developer Resources
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

4.5. Monitor Onboard Power Regulator through Power Monitor GUI

The Power Monitor GUI reports most power rails’ voltage, current, and power information on the board. It also collects temperature from FPGA die, power modules, and diodes assembled on PCB.

The Power Monitor GUI communicates with the system MAX® 10 through a 10-pin JTAG header J11 or USB port J10. The system MAX® 10 monitors and controls power regulator, temperature/voltage/current sensing chips through a 2-wire I2C bus.

The instructions to run the Power Monitor GUI are stated in the Running the BTS GUI section. Alternatively, you can start using the Power Monitor feature by selecting the Power icon on the BTS GUI.

Note: You cannot run the stand-alone Power Monitor GUI when the BTS or the Clock Controller GUI is running at the same time.
Figure 31. Power Monitor GUI

The following sections describe the details of the Power Monitor GUI.

Display Configure

  • Speed Adjustment: Adjusts the update rate of the current curve.
  • Reset: Regenerates the graph.

Data Record

When the box is checked, the telemetry data of the selected power rail can be recorded. It saves the data into a .csv file in the log directory.

Temperature

Reads the temperature data from FPGA die internal temperature sense diodes.

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