Arria 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit User Guide

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ID 683553
Date 8/08/2017
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. About This Development Kit 2. Getting Started 3. Development Board Setup 4. Board Update Portal 5. Board Components 6. Board Test System 7. Additional Information A. Programming the Flash Memory Device
1. About This Development Kit x
1.1. Development Kit Features 1.2. Handling the Board
1.1. Development Kit Features x
1.1.1. Hardware 1.1.2. Software 1.1.3. Development Kit Package
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Activating your Software License 2.3. Inspect the Board 2.4. Installing the Development Kit 2.5. Installing the USB-Blaster Driver
3. Development Board Setup x
3.1. Setting Up the Board 3.2. Factory Default Switch Settings
4. Board Update Portal x
4.1. Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page 4.2. Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
5. Board Components x
5.1. Board Overview 5.2. Arria 10 FPGA 5.3. MAX V CPLD 5.4. Configuration Elements 5.5. Status Elements 5.6. Setup Elements 5.7. Clock Circuits 5.8. General User Input/Output 5.9. Transceiver Channels 5.10. Communication Ports 5.11. Flash Memory 5.12. Power Supply
5.2. Arria 10 FPGA x
5.2.1. I/O Resources
5.4. Configuration Elements x
5.4.1. FPGA Programming over Embedded USB-Blaster 5.4.2. FPGA Programming from Flash Memory 5.4.3. FPGA Programming over External USB-Blaster
5.7. Clock Circuits x
5.7.1. Transceiver Dedicated Clocks 5.7.2. General Purpose Clocks 5.7.3. Embedded USB Blaster Clock
5.8. General User Input/Output x
5.8.1. User-Defined Push Buttons 5.8.2. User-Defined DIP Switch 5.8.3. User-Defined LEDs 5.8.4. Character LCD
5.12. Power Supply x
5.12.1. Power Measurement 5.12.2. Power Distribution System 5.12.3. Temperature Sense
6. Board Test System x
6.1. Preparing the Board 6.2. Running the Board Test System 6.3. Version Selector 6.4. Using the Board Test System
6.4. Using the Board Test System x
6.4.1. The Configure Menu 6.4.2. The System Info Tab 6.4.3. The GPIO Tab 6.4.4. The Flash Tab 6.4.5. The XCVR #1 Tab 6.4.6. The XCVR #2 Tab 6.4.7. The XCVR #3 Tab 6.4.8. Power Monitoring 6.4.9. The Clock Control
6.4.2. The System Info Tab x
6.4.2.1. Board Information 6.4.2.2. MAX V Registers 6.4.2.3. JTAG Chain 6.4.2.4. Qsys Memory Map
6.4.3. The GPIO Tab x
6.4.3.1. Character LCD 6.4.3.2. User DIP Switches 6.4.3.3. User LEDs 6.4.3.4. Push Button Switches
6.4.4. The Flash Tab x
6.4.4.1. Read 6.4.4.2. Write 6.4.4.3. Random Test 6.4.4.4. CFI Info 6.4.4.5. Inc Test 6.4.4.6. Reset 6.4.4.7. Erase 6.4.4.8. Flash Memory Map
6.4.5. The XCVR #1 Tab x
6.4.5.1. Status 6.4.5.2. Port 6.4.5.3. PMA Setting 6.4.5.4. Data Type 6.4.5.5. Error Control 6.4.5.6. Run Control
6.4.6. The XCVR #2 Tab x
6.4.6.1. Status 6.4.6.2. Port 6.4.6.3. PMA Setting 6.4.6.4. Data Type 6.4.6.5. Error Control 6.4.6.6. Run Control
6.4.7. The XCVR #3 Tab x
6.4.7.1. Status 6.4.7.2. Port 6.4.7.3. PMA Setting 6.4.7.4. Data Type 6.4.7.5. Error Control 6.4.7.6. Run Control
6.4.9. The Clock Control x
6.4.9.1. Serial Port Registers 6.4.9.2. fXTAL 6.4.9.3. Target Frequency 6.4.9.4. Reset Si570 6.4.9.5. Set New Frequency
7. Additional Information x
7.1. User Guide Revision History
A. Programming the Flash Memory Device x
A.1. CFI Flash Memory Map A.2. Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming A.3. Creating Flash Files Using the Nios II EDS A.4. Programming Flash Memory Using the Board Update Portal A.5. Programming Flash Memory Using the Nios II EDS A.6. Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings A.7. Restoring the MAX V CPLD to the Factory Settings
1. About This Development Kit
2. Getting Started
3. Development Board Setup
4. Board Update Portal
5. Board Components
6. Board Test System
7. Additional Information
A. Programming the Flash Memory Device

A.3. Creating Flash Files Using the Nios II EDS

If you have an FPGA design developed using the Intel® Quartus® Prime software, and software developed using the Nios® II EDS, follow these instructions:

  1. On the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS > Nios II Command Shell.
  2. In the Nios II command shell, navigate to the directory where your design files reside and type the following Nios II EDS commands:

    For Quartus II .sof files:

    sof2flash --input=<yourfile>_hw.sof --output=<yourfile>_hw.flash --offset=0x02b40000

    --pfl --optionbit=0x00030000 --programmingmode=PSr

    For Nios II .elf files:

    elf2flash --base=0x0 --end=0x0FFFFFFF --reset=0x09140000 --input=<yourfile>_sw.elf

    --output=<yourfile>_sw.flash

    --boot=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/components/altera_nios2/boot_loader_cfi.srecr

    The resulting .flash files are ready for flash device programming. If your design uses additional files such as image data or files used by the runtime program, you must first convert the files to .flash format and concatenate them into one .flash file before using the Board Update Portal to upload them.

    The Board Update Portal standard .flash format conventionally uses either one of these listed below:-

    • <filename>_hw.flash for hardware design files

    • <filename>_sw.flash for software design files.

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