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

4.2. Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs

The Board Update Portal allows you to write new designs to the user portion of flash memory. Designs must be in the Nios® II Flash Programmer File (.flash) format.

Design files available from the Arria 10 GX Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit web page include .flash files. You can also create .flash files from your own custom design. Refer to “ Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming ” in the Appendix of this user guide for information about preparing your own design for upload.

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 Web Page ” to access the Board Update Portal web page.
  2. In the Hardware File Name field specify the .flash file that you either downloaded from the Altera website or created on your own. 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 File Name field blank.
  3. Click Upload . The progress bar indicates the percent complete. The file takes about 20 seconds to upload.
  4. To configure the FPGA with the new design after the flash memory upload process is complete, set SW3.2 to ON (0) position.

As long as you don’t overwrite the factory image in the flash memory device, you can continue to use the Board Update Portal to write new designs to the user portion of flash memory. If you do overwrite the factory image, you can restore it by following the instructions in “ Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings ” in the Appendix of this user guide.

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