Agilex™ 7 FPGA M-Series HBM2e Development Kit User Guide

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Date 7/30/2025
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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 M-Series HBM2e 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. Quartus® Prime Software and Driver Installation
2.3. Quartus® Prime Software and Driver Installation x
2.3.1. Installing the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software 2.3.2. Installing the Ashling* RiscFree* Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 2.3.3. Installing the Development Kit 2.3.4. Installing the Altera® 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 QSPI Flash with 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 the On-board Clock through Clock Controller GUI 4.4. Monitor On-Board 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 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 FMC+ NRZ Tab 4.2.5.4. The QSFPDD800 PAM4 Tab
4.2.6. The Memory Tab x
4.2.6.1. The DDR5 COMP Tab 4.2.6.2. The LP DDR5 COMP Tab 4.2.6.3. The HPS DDR5 COMP Tab 4.2.6.4. The DDR5 RDIMM Tab 4.2.6.5. The HBM2 Tab
4.2.6.5. The HBM2 Tab x
4.2.6.5.1. The HBM2 Top Tab 4.2.6.5.2. The HBM2 Bottom Tab
4.3. Control the On-board Clock through Clock Controller GUI x
4.3.1. Si5391-1 4.3.2. Si5391-2 4.3.3. Si5392 4.3.4. Si5395 4.3.5. Si5332 4.3.6. Si5518
5. Development Kit Hardware and Configuration x
5.1. Configuring FPGA and Accessing HPS Debug Access Port by JTAG 5.2. Configuring FPGA Device Using the Avalon® Streaming Interface x8 Configuration Mode 5.3. Daughter Card
5.3. Daughter Card x
5.3.1. HPS Out of Box Experience (OOBE) Daughter Card
6. Custom Projects for the Development Kit x
6.1. Add SmartVID Settings in the Quartus® Prime QSF File 6.2. Golden Top
A. Development Kit Components x
A.1. Power A.2. Clocks A.3. General Input/Output A.4. Memory Interfaces A.5. Communication Interfaces A.6. Daughter Card A.7. 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 M-Series HBM2e Development Kit User Guide
A. Development Kit Components
B. Developer Resources
C. Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information

2.3.4. Installing the Altera® FPGA Download Cable II Driver

The Agilex™ 7 FPGA M-Series HBM2e Development Kit includes onboard Altera® FPGA Download Cable II circuits for FPGA and system MAX® 10 programming. However, for the host computer and board to communicate, you must install the Altera® FPGA Download Cable II driver on the host computer.

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

On the Altera 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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