Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs: Release Notes

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Date 12/05/2025
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1. Introduction 2. Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs 3. Supported Devices and Virtual Platforms 4. Release Strategy 5. Release Notes 6. Document Revision History for Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs Release Notes
5. Release Notes x
5.1. Release Notes for Version 25.3 5.2. Release Notes for Version 25.1.1 5.3. Release Notes for Version 25.1 5.4. Release Notes for Version 24.3.1 5.5. Release Notes for Version 24.3 5.6. Release Notes for Version 24.2 5.7. Release Notes for Version 24.1 5.8. Release Notes for Version 23.4 5.9. Release Notes for Version 23.3
5.1. Release Notes for Version 25.3 x
5.1.1. New Features 5.1.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.1.3. Known Issues
5.2. Release Notes for Version 25.1.1 x
5.2.1. New Features 5.2.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.2.3. Known Issues
5.3. Release Notes for Version 25.1 x
5.3.1. New Features 5.3.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.3.3. Known Issues
5.4. Release Notes for Version 24.3.1 x
5.4.1. New Features 5.4.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.4.3. Known Issues
5.5. Release Notes for Version 24.3 x
5.5.1. New Features 5.5.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.5.3. Known Issues
5.6. Release Notes for Version 24.2 x
5.6.1. New Features 5.6.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.6.3. Known Issues
5.7. Release Notes for Version 24.1 x
5.7.1. New Features 5.7.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.7.3. Known Issues
5.8. Release Notes for Version 23.4 x
5.8.1. New Features 5.8.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.8.3. Known Issues
5.9. Release Notes for Version 23.3 x
5.9.1. New Features 5.9.2. Features Released and Issues Fixed 5.9.3. Known Issues
1. Introduction
2. Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs
3. Supported Devices and Virtual Platforms
4. Release Strategy
5. Release Notes
6. Document Revision History for Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs Release Notes

5.9.1. New Features

Table 33.  New Features in Version 23.3

Feature Description

Intel Simics Device Affected

Component

Main features of the Intel® Simics® Simulator for Altera® FPGAs includes the support for the following:

  • Functional model of the Agilex™ 5 E-Series HPS.
  • Agilex™ 5 E-Series Universal Virtual Platform.
  • Execute Zephyr* and Linux* OSs.
  • Boot to Linux prompt from SDcard, QSPI, and NAND devices.
  • Boot a Zephyr application from an SDCard, QSPI and NAND.
  • Basic Ethernet functionality with service capabilities, such as TFTP, DHCP, SCP, SSH, and HTTP.
  • Connect to a real network through NAPT and forwarding ports.
  • Simulator support for TFTP and GDB servers.
  • Boot core and CPU power-on selection capability.
  • Different reset types.
  • General-purpose I/O (GPIO) loopback.
  • Access to USB disks with hot-plug capability.
  • Access to I2C and I3C devices.
  • An FPGA Fabric example design with an initial alignment with a real GHRD.
  • Ashling* RiscFree* IDE for Intel FPGAs to target software debug.

Agilex™ 5 E-Series

Intel Simics Base Intel FPGA Agilex™ 5 E-Series Universal Virtual Platform
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