Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Transceiver (6 × F-Tile) Development Kit User Guide

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Date 10/29/2025
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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 (6 × F-Tile) 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 II 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 the Default Factory Image
4. Board Test System x
4.1. Set Up the BTS GUI Running Environment 4.2. Test the Functionality of the Development Kit 4.3. Control Onboard Clock through Clock Controller GUI 4.4. Monitor Onboard Power Regulator through Power Monitor GUI 4.5. Identify Test Pass or Fail based on BTS GUI Test Status
4.1. Set Up the 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 the BTS GUI
4.2. Test the Functionality of the Development Kit x
4.2.1. The Bottom Info 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 FMCA NRZ Tab 4.2.5.3. The FMCB NRZ Tab 4.2.5.4. The QSFPDD400/QSFPDD800 PAM4 Tab 4.2.5.5. The QSFP NRZ Tab 4.2.5.6. The SFP Tab 4.2.5.7. The OSFP Tab
5. Development Kit Hardware and Configuration x
5.1. Configuring the FPGA Device by Active Serial (AS) Modes (Default Mode) 5.2. Configuring the FPGA Device by Avalon® Streaming Modes
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. Board Overview and Components A.2. System Management A.3. Power A.4. Clocks A.5. General Input/Output A.6. Memory Interfaces A.7. Communication Interfaces A.8. Daughter Cards
A.1. Board Overview and Components x
A.1.1. Board Overview A.1.2. Board Components
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 (6 × F-Tile) Development Kit User Guide
A. Development Kit Components
B. Developer Resources
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

6.1. Adding SmartVID Settings in the Quartus® Prime QSF File

The Agilex™ 7 silicon that is assembled on this development kit enables the SmartVID feature by default. To avoid the Quartus® Prime software from generating an error due to incomplete SmartVID settings, you must put constraints outlined below into the Quartus® Prime project QSF file. These constraints are designed for the LTC3888 PMIC.
  1. Open your Quartus® Prime project QSF file, and copy and paste constraint scripts into the file. 
    set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE_TYPE LTC3888
set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE0_ADDRESS 62
set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE1_ADDRESS 00
set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_SLAVE_DEVICE2_ADDRESS 00
set_global_assignment -name ACTIVE_SERIAL_CLOCK AS_FREQ_100MHZ
set_global_assignment -name USE_PWRMGT_SCL SDM_IO0
set_global_assignment -name USE_PWRMGT_SDA SDM_IO12
set_global_assignment -name USE_CONF_DONE SDM_IO16
set_global_assignment -name VID_OPERATION_MODE "PMBUS MASTER"

set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_VOLTAGE_OUTPUT_FORMAT "LINEAR FORMAT"
set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_LINEAR_FORMAT_N "-12"
set_global_assignment -name PWRMGT_TRANSLATED_VOLTAGE_VALUE_UNIT VOLTS
  2. Ensure that there are no other similar settings with different values.
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