Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Agilex™ 5 and Agilex™ 3 Virtual Platform User Guide
ID
786901
Date
9/29/2025
Public
1. About This Document
2. Agilex™ 5/ Agilex™ 3 Intel® Simics® Virtual Platforms
3. Agilex™ 5/ Agilex™ 3 Universal Virtual Platform Component Intel® Simics® Models
4. Running a Simulation with the Agilex™ 5/ Agilex™ 3 HPS Model
5. Supported Use Cases
6. Troubleshooting Issues When Migrating Software from Intel® Simics® to Hardware
A. Document Revision History for Intel Simics Simulator for Altera FPGAs Agilex™ 5/ Agilex™ 3 Virtual Platform User Guide
2.1.1. Agilex™ 5 Universal Virtual Platform Overview
2.1.2. Agilex™ 3 Universal Virtual Platform Overview
2.1.3. Agilex™ 5 Universal Virtual Platform User-Configurable Parameters
2.1.4. Agilex™ 3 Universal Virtual Platform User-Configurable Parameters
2.1.5. Universal Virtual Platforms Key Capabilities
2.1.5.1. Boot-To-Operating System Prompt
2.1.5.2. Basic Ethernet
2.1.5.3. CPU Power-On and Boot Core Selection ( Agilex™ 5 only)
2.1.5.4. Reset Flow
2.1.5.5. General Purpose I/O (GPIO) Loopback
2.1.5.6. USB Disks Hot-Plug Support
2.1.5.7. On-Chip Memory IP FPGA Fabric Example Design
2.1.5.8. FPGA-to-HPS Bridges
2.1.5.9. Exercising Peripheral Subsystem in FPGA Fabric Design
2.1.5.10. USB Controller Host/Device Mode Configuration
2.1.5.11. HPS Component and Stepping Silicon Features Selection
2.1.5.12. UART1/UART2 Serial Console Selection
1. About This Document
| Updated for: |
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| Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite 25.3 |
This document describes the following items:
- The Intel® Simics® virtual platform for the hard processor system (HPS) of the Agilex™ 5 and Agilex™ 3 SoC FPGA.
- The Intel® Simics® models of the Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA that the virtual platforms use.
The current version of the virtual platform that this document describes supports the model of the Agilex™ 5 E-Series and Agilex™ 5 D-Series devices.
- The differences between the Agilex™ 3 model and the Agilex™ 5 model from which the Agilex™ 3 model is derived.
Most of the time, the Agilex™ 3 model is the same as the Agilex™ 5 model. Unless a difference is noted in this document, the information presented about the Agilex™ 5 model also applies to the Agilex™ 3 model.
Use this document to learn about the architecture of the supported virtual platforms, including information about the main building blocks that integrate them, and how to start an Intel® Simics® simulation.