AN 886: Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction to the Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines 2. System Specification 3. Device Selection 4. Security Considerations 5. Design Entry 6. Board and Software Considerations 7. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification 8. Debugging 9. Embedded Software Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs
1. Introduction to the Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines x
1.1. Design Flow 1.2. Introduction to the Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines Revision History
2. System Specification x
2.1. Design Specifications 2.2. Install Intel® Quartus® Prime Software 2.3. IP Selection 2.4. Simulation 2.5. Preparing for Design Entry 2.6. I/O Summary 2.7. Using Intel Agilex® 7 HPS in your Device 2.8. System Specification Revision History
2.3. IP Selection x
2.3.1. Evaluate Available HPS IP 2.3.2. Select Soft/Hardened IP and I/O Interfaces
2.5. Preparing for Design Entry x
2.5.1. Coding Styles and Design Recommendations 2.5.2. Platform Designer
3. Device Selection x
3.1. Device Variant 3.2. PLLs and Clock Routing 3.3. Logic, Memory, and Multiplier Density 3.4. I/O Pin Count, LVDS SERDES Channels, and Package Offering 3.5. Speed Grade 3.6. Device Migration 3.7. Device Selection Revision History
4. Security Considerations x
4.1. Security Considerations Revision History
5. Design Entry x
5.1. Design Entry for SoC Devices 5.2. Design Entry for FPGA-only Devices 5.3. Design Entry for NoC 5.4. EMIF Considerations 5.5. Nios® Software Processor IP 5.6. Transceiver Planning 5.7. Reconfiguration 5.8. Design Entry Revision History
5.1. Design Entry for SoC Devices x
5.1.1. Firewall Planning 5.1.2. Boot And Configuration Considerations 5.1.3. HPS Clocking and Reset Design Considerations 5.1.4. Reset Configuration 5.1.5. HPS Pin Multiplexing Design Considerations 5.1.6. HPS I/O Settings: Constraints and Drive Strengths 5.1.7. Design Guidelines for HPS Interfaces 5.1.8. Interfacing between the FPGA and HPS 5.1.9. Implementing the Intel Agilex® 7 HPS Component
5.1.2. Boot And Configuration Considerations x
5.1.2.1. Selecting HPS Boot Options 5.1.2.2. Configuration Sources 5.1.2.3. Remote System Update (RSU)
5.1.3. HPS Clocking and Reset Design Considerations x
5.1.3.1. HPS Clock Planning 5.1.3.2. Early Pin Planning and I/O Assignment Analysis 5.1.3.3. Pin Features and Connections for HPS Clocks, Reset and PoR 5.1.3.4. Direct to Factory Pin Support for Remote System Update (RSU) Feature 5.1.3.5. Internal Clocks
5.1.4. Reset Configuration x
5.1.4.1. HPS Peripheral Reset Management 5.1.4.2. System Reset Considerations
5.1.7. Design Guidelines for HPS Interfaces x
5.1.7.1. Design Considerations for Selecting PHY Interfaces 5.1.7.2. USB Interface Design Guidelines 5.1.7.3. SD/MMC and eMMC Card Interface Design Guidelines 5.1.7.4. Design Guidelines for Flash Interfaces 5.1.7.5. UART Interface Design Guidelines 5.1.7.6. I2C Interface Design Guidelines
5.1.7.1. Design Considerations for Selecting PHY Interfaces x
5.1.7.1.1. HPS EMAC PHY Interfaces 5.1.7.1.2. RMII and RGMII PHY Interfaces 5.1.7.1.3. PHY Interfaces Connected Through FPGA I/O 5.1.7.1.4. Consider Device Driver Availability 5.1.7.1.5. MDIO 5.1.7.1.6. Signal Integrity
5.1.7.4. Design Guidelines for Flash Interfaces x
5.1.7.4.1. NAND Flash Interface Design Guidelines
5.1.8. Interfacing between the FPGA and HPS x
5.1.8.1. Overview of HPS Memory-Mapped Interfaces 5.1.8.2. Recommended System Topologies 5.1.8.3. Recommended Starting Point for HPS-to-FPGA Interface Designs 5.1.8.4. Information on How to Configure and Use the Bridges
5.1.8.1. Overview of HPS Memory-Mapped Interfaces x
5.1.8.1.1. HPS-to-FPGA Bridge 5.1.8.1.2. Lightweight HPS-to-FPGA Bridge 5.1.8.1.3. FPGA-to-HPS Bridge 5.1.8.1.4. Interface Bandwidths
5.1.8.2. Recommended System Topologies x
5.1.8.2.1. System Level Cache Coherency 5.1.8.2.2. HPS Accesses to FPGA Fabric 5.1.8.2.3. MPU Sharing Data with FPGA 5.1.8.2.4. Examples of Cacheable and Non-Cacheable Data Accesses From the FPGA
5.2. Design Entry for FPGA-only Devices x
5.2.1. Clocking and Reset Design Considerations 5.2.2. I/O and Clock Planning
5.2.2. I/O and Clock Planning x
5.2.2.1. Making FPGA Pin Assignments 5.2.2.2. Early Pin Planning and I/O Assignment Analysis for the FPGA Device 5.2.2.3. I/O Features and Pin Connections 5.2.2.4. Clock and PLL Selection 5.2.2.5. PLL Feature Guidelines 5.2.2.6. Clock Control Features 5.2.2.7. I/O Simultaneous Switching Noise
5.2.2.3. I/O Features and Pin Connections x
5.2.2.3.1. I/O Signaling Type 5.2.2.3.2. Selectable Standards and Flexible I/O Banks 5.2.2.3.3. Dual-Purpose and Special Pin Connections 5.2.2.3.4. Intel Agilex® 7 I/O Features
5.2.2.5. PLL Feature Guidelines x
5.2.2.5.1. Clock Feedback Mode 5.2.2.5.2. Clock Outputs
5.3. Design Entry for NoC x
5.3.1. NoC Architecture Basics 5.3.2. NoC Design Flow 5.3.3. Configuring NoC IP 5.3.4. Instantiating NoC IP 5.3.5. NoC Assignments 5.3.6. NoC Physical Placement 5.3.7. Compilation 5.3.8. Simulation
5.4. EMIF Considerations x
5.4.1. Memory Interfaces 5.4.2. FPGA EMIF Design Considerations
5.5. Nios® Software Processor IP x
5.5.1. Nios® V 5.5.2. Nios® II
6. Board and Software Considerations x
6.1. Early System and Board Planning 6.2. Board Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs 6.3. Pin Connection Considerations for Board Design 6.4. Board Considerations Revision History
6.1. Early System and Board Planning x
6.1.1. SmartVID 6.1.2. Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator 6.1.3. Thermal Management and Design 6.1.4. Temperature Sensing for Thermal Management 6.1.5. Voltage Sensor 6.1.6. Device Power-Up 6.1.7. Power Pin Connections and Power Supplies 6.1.8. Planning for Device Configuration
6.1.7. Power Pin Connections and Power Supplies x
6.1.7.1. Decoupling Capacitors 6.1.7.2. PLL Board Design Guidelines 6.1.7.3. Transceiver Board Design Guidelines
6.1.8. Planning for Device Configuration x
6.1.8.1. Device Power Cycling and Reconfiguration 6.1.8.2. Configuration Scheme Selection 6.1.8.3. Configuration Features 6.1.8.4. Intel® Quartus® Prime Configuration Settings 6.1.8.5. Configuration Pin Connections
6.1.8.2. Configuration Scheme Selection x
6.1.8.2.1. Serial Configuration Devices 6.1.8.2.2. Intel® FPGA Download Cable
6.1.8.4. Intel® Quartus® Prime Configuration Settings x
6.1.8.4.1. Optional Configuration Pins 6.1.8.4.2. Dual Purpose Configuration Pins
6.1.8.5. Configuration Pin Connections x
6.1.8.5.1. Configuration Pin Voltage Level 6.1.8.5.2. Clock Trace Signal Integrity 6.1.8.5.3. JTAG Pins 6.1.8.5.4. MSEL Configuration Mode Pins 6.1.8.5.5. Other Configuration Pins
6.2. Board Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs x
6.2.1. Boundary Scan for HPS 6.2.2. Embedded Software Debugging and Trace
6.3. Pin Connection Considerations for Board Design x
6.3.1. Board-Related Intel® Quartus® Prime Settings 6.3.2. Signal Integrity Considerations 6.3.3. Board-Level Simulation and Advanced I/O Timing Analysis
6.3.1. Board-Related Intel® Quartus® Prime Settings x
6.3.1.1. Unused Pins
6.3.2. Signal Integrity Considerations x
6.3.2.1. High-Speed Board Design 6.3.2.2. Voltage Reference Pins 6.3.2.3. Simultaneous Switching Noise 6.3.2.4. I/O Termination
7. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification x
7.1. Selecting a Synthesis Tool 7.2. Device Resource Utilization Reports 7.3. Intel® Quartus® Prime Messages 7.4. Timing Constraints and Analysis 7.5. Area and Timing Optimization 7.6. Preserving Performance and Reducing Compilation Time 7.7. Designing with Intel® Hyperflex™ 7.8. Simulation 7.9. Power Analysis 7.10. Power Optimization 7.11. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification Revision History
7.4. Timing Constraints and Analysis x
7.4.1. Recommended Timing Optimization and Analysis Assignments
7.10. Power Optimization x
7.10.1. Device and Design Power Optimization Techniques 7.10.2. Intel® Quartus® Prime Power Optimization Techniques
7.10.1. Device and Design Power Optimization Techniques x
7.10.1.1. Device Speed Grade 7.10.1.2. Clock Power Management 7.10.1.3. Memory Power Reduction 7.10.1.4. I/O Power Guidelines
8. Debugging x
8.1. On-Chip Debug Overview 8.2. On-Chip Debugging Tools 8.3. Debugging Revision History
8.1. On-Chip Debug Overview x
8.1.1. Planning Guidelines for Debugging Tools
9. Embedded Software Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs x
9.1. Overview 9.2. Golden Hardware Reference Design (GHRD) 9.3. Define Software Requirements 9.4. Define Software Architecture 9.5. Selecting Software Tools 9.6. Choosing the Bootloader Software 9.7. Selecting an Operating System for Your Application 9.8. Assembling Your Software Development Platform for Linux* 9.9. Assembling your Software Development Platform for Partner OS or RTOS 9.10. Driver Considerations 9.11. Boot And Configuration Considerations 9.12. System Reset Considerations 9.13. Flash Considerations 9.14. Develop Application 9.15. Test and Validate 9.16. Embedded Software Design Guidelines Revision History
9.5. Selecting Software Tools x
9.5.1. Selecting Software Build Tools 9.5.2. Selecting Software Debug Tools 9.5.3. Selecting Software Trace Tools
9.7. Selecting an Operating System for Your Application x
9.7.1. Using Linux* or RTOS 9.7.2. Using the Bootloader as a Bare-Metal Framework 9.7.3. Using Symmetrical vs. Asymmetrical Multiprocessing (SMP vs. AMP) Modes
9.8. Assembling Your Software Development Platform for Linux* x
9.8.1. Golden System Reference Design (GSRD) for Linux* 9.8.2. Source Code Management Considerations
9.11. Boot And Configuration Considerations x
9.11.1. Configuration Sources 9.11.2. Configuration Flash 9.11.3. Configuration Clock 9.11.4. Selecting HPS Boot Options 9.11.5. HPS Boot Sources 9.11.6. Remote System Update (RSU)
9.13. Flash Considerations x
9.13.1. Flash Programming Method 9.13.2. Using a Single flash for Both FPGA Configuration and HPS Mass Storage
1. Introduction to the Intel Agilex® 7 Device Design Guidelines
2. System Specification
3. Device Selection
4. Security Considerations
5. Design Entry
6. Board and Software Considerations
7. Design Implementation, Analysis, Optimization, and Verification
8. Debugging
9. Embedded Software Design Guidelines for Intel Agilex® 7 SoC FPGAs

6.1.2. Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator

Table 48.   Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator Checklist
Number Done? Checklist Item
1   Estimate power consumption with the Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator to plan the cooling solution and power supplies before the logic design is complete.

FPGA power consumption is an important design consideration and must be estimated accurately to develop an appropriate power budget to design the power supplies, voltage regulators, decouplers, heat sink, and cooling system. Power estimation and analysis have two significant planning requirements:

  • Thermal planning—The cooling solution must sufficiently dissipate the heat generated by the device. In particular, the computed junction temperature must fall within normal device specifications.
  • Power supply planning—The power supplies must provide adequate current to support device operation.

Power consumption in FPGA devices is dependent on the logic design. This dependence can make power estimation challenging during the early board specification and layout stages. The Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator tool allows you to estimate power utilization before the design is complete by processing information about the device and the device resources that is used in the design, as well as the operating frequency, toggle rates, and environmental considerations. You can use the tool to obtain thermal design parameters, with which you can perform detailed thermal simulation and cooling solution designs.

If you do not have an existing design, estimate the number of device resources used in your design and enter it manually. The Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator tool accuracy depends on your inputs and your estimation of the device resources. If this information changes (during or after your design is complete), your power estimation results are less accurate. If you have an existing design or a partially-completed compiled design, Intel® recommends that you switch from the Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator to the Power Analyzer in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.

You can create a .qptc file for an Intel Agilex® 7-based design, by selecting Generate Power and Thermal Calculator Import File from the Project menu in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software. You must import the .qptc file into the Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator before modifying any information. Also, you must verify all your information after importing a file. Importing a file from the Intel® Quartus® Prime software populates all input values based on your design and design settings that were specified in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software.

If you do not want to use this method, you can enter the data into the Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator tool manually. Enter additional resources to be used in the final design manually if the existing Intel® Quartus® Prime project represents only a portion of your full design. You can edit the inputs to the Intel® FPGA Power and Thermal Calculator tool and add additional device resources or adjust the parameters after importing the power estimation file information.

When the design is complete, the Power Analyzer tool in the Intel® Quartus® Prime software provides more accurate estimation of power, ensuring that thermal and supply budgets are not violated. For the most accurate power estimation, use gate-level simulation results with an output file (.vcd) from a third-party simulation tool.

For more information, refer to the Intel Power and Thermal Calculator User Guide and Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Power Analysis and Optimization.

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