Intel® Stratix® 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

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ID 683206
Date 2/21/2023
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Board Setup 4. Board Components 5. System Power 6. Board Test System 7. Board Update Portal A. Additional Information B. Revision History
1. Overview x
1.1. General Board Description 1.2. Recommended Operating Conditions 1.3. Handling the Development Board
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Installing the Quartus Prime software 2.2. Installing the Development Board 2.3. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable Driver
3. Development Board Setup x
3.1. Setting up the Development Board 3.2. Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings
4. Board Components x
4.1. Board Overview 4.2. Intel® Stratix® 10 GX FPGA 4.3. MAX V CPLD System Controller 4.4. FPGA Configuration 4.5. Status Elements 4.6. Setup Elements 4.7. User Input-Output Components 4.8. Clock Circuits 4.9. Transceiver Channels 4.10. Communication Ports 4.11. Flash Memory
4.4. FPGA Configuration x
4.4.1. FPGA Programming over Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II 4.4.2. FPGA Programming from Flash Memory 4.4.3. FPGA Programming over External Intel® FPGA Download Cable II
4.7. User Input-Output Components x
4.7.1. User-Defined Pushbuttons 4.7.2. User-Defined DIP Switch 4.7.3. User-Defined LEDs 4.7.4. Character LCD
4.8. Clock Circuits x
4.8.1. Transceiver Dedicated Clocks 4.8.2. General-Purpose Clocks 4.8.3. Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Clock
5. System Power x
5.1. Power Guidelines 5.2. Power Supply 5.3. Power Management 5.4. Power Distribution System 5.5. Thermal Limitations and Protection Guidelines
6. Board Test System x
6.1. Preparing the Board 6.2. Running the Board Test System 6.3. Using the Board Test System
6.3. Using the Board Test System x
6.3.1. The Configure Menu 6.3.2. The System Info Tab 6.3.3. The GPIO Tab 6.3.4. The Flash Tab 6.3.5. The FMCA Tab 6.3.6. The FMCB Tab 6.3.7. The LPBK Tab 6.3.8. The MXP Tab 6.3.9. The SMA Tab 6.3.10. The QSFP and SFP+ Tab 6.3.11. The CFP4 Tab 6.3.12. Power Monitor 6.3.13. Clock Controller
7. Board Update Portal x
7.1. Connecting to the Board Update Portal 7.2. Using the Board Update Portal
A. Additional Information x
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information A.2. Compliance and Conformity Information
A.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
A.1.1. Safety Warnings A.1.2. Safety Cautions
B. Revision History x
B.1. User Guide Revision History
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Board Setup
4. Board Components
5. System Power
6. Board Test System
7. Board Update Portal
A. Additional Information
B. Revision History

7.2. Using the Board Update Portal

The Board Update Portal allows you to write new designs to the user portion of flash memory.

Hardware designs must be in the (.bin) format which can be found in the package or created on your own.

Software designs must be in the Nios® II Flash Programmer File (.flash) format.

To create your own hardware designs, perform these steps:

  1. From the Start menu, open Nios II Command Shell.
  2. In the Nios II Command Shell, navigate to the build_hw.sh file and type 
    sh build_hw.sh yourfile_hw.sof 1

To upload a design over the network into the user portion of flash memory on your board, perform the following steps:

  1. Perform the steps in "Connecting to the Board Update Portal" to access the Board Update Portal webpage.
  2. In the Hardware File Name field, specify the .bin file that you either downloaded from the Intel® website or created on your own.
  3. If there is a software component to the design, specify it in the same manner using the Software File Name field; otherwise leave the Software Field Name blank.
  4. Click Upload. The progress bar indicates the completion percentage. The file takes a few seconds to upload.
  5. Set SW6.1 to ON(0) position to configure the FPGA with the new design after flash memory upload process is complete.
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