AN 883: Intel Arria 10 DisplayPort TX-only Design

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Date 7/03/2021
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1. Intel® Arria® 10 DisplayPort TX-only Design
1. Intel® Arria® 10 DisplayPort TX-only Design x
1.1. Design Components 1.2. Clocking Scheme 1.3. Top Level Interface Signals 1.4. Quick Start Guide 1.5. Creating the TX-only Design with Bitec FMC Daughter Card 1.6. Document Revision History for AN 883: Intel Arria 10 DisplayPort TX-only Design
1.4. Quick Start Guide x
1.4.1. Hardware and Software Requirements 1.4.2. Compiling and Testing the Design 1.4.3. Running the Hardware 1.4.4. Design Debug Features
1.4.2. Compiling and Testing the Design x
1.4.2.1. Regenerating ELF File
1.4.4. Design Debug Features x
1.4.4.1. Main Stream Attribute (MSA) Information 1.4.4.2. Auxiliary Channel Traffic Monitor
1.5. Creating the TX-only Design with Bitec FMC Daughter Card x
1.5.1. Generating the Design 1.5.2. Removing Irrelevant Blocks 1.5.3. Instantiating Video and Image Processing (VIP) Intel® FPGA IPs 1.5.4. Generated Clocks 1.5.5. Making a Direct Connection to the TX Transceiver Block 1.5.6. Modifying the Software
1.5.2. Removing Irrelevant Blocks x
1.5.2.1. Removing Irrelevant Block in Top Level Example Design a10_dp_demo.v File 1.5.2.2. Removing Irrelevant Block in Platform Designer
1. Intel® Arria® 10 DisplayPort TX-only Design

1.4.2.1. Regenerating ELF File

By default, the ELF file is generated when you generate the dynamic design example.
Note: In some cases, you need to regenerate the ELF file if you modify the software file or modify and regenerate the dp_core.qsys file. Regenerating the dp_core.qsys file updates the .sopcinfo file, which requires you to regenerate the ELF file.
  1. Go to <project directory>/software and edit the code if necessary.
  2. Go to <project directory>/script and execute the following build script:
    source build_sw.sh
    • On Windows, search and open Nios II Command Shell. In the Nios II Command Shell, go to <project directory>/script and execute source build_sw.sh.
    • On Linux, launch the Platform Designer, and open Tools > Nios II Command Shell. In the Nios II Command Shell, go to <project directory>/script and execute source build_sw.sh.
  3. Make sure an .elf file is generated in <project directory>/software/dp_demo.
  4. Download the generated .elf file into the FPGA without recompiling the .sof file by running the following script:
    nios2-download <project directory>/software/dp_demo/*.elf
  5. Push the reset button on the FPGA board for the new software to take effect.
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