Hard Processor System Booting User Guide: Agilex™ 5 SoCs

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Date 4/01/2024
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. FPGA Configuration First Mode 3. HPS Boot First Mode 4. Creating the Configuration Files 5. HPS Boot Flows 6. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from HPS Software 7. Debugging the Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA Boot Flow 8. Document Revision History for the Hard Processor System Booting User Guide: Agilex™ 5 SoCs
1. Introduction x
1.1. Glossary 1.2. Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA Boot Overview
2. FPGA Configuration First Mode x
2.1. Boot Flow Overview for FPGA Configuration First Mode 2.2. System Layout for FPGA Configuration First Mode
2.1. Boot Flow Overview for FPGA Configuration First Mode x
2.1.1. Power-On Reset (POR) 2.1.2. Secure Device Manager 2.1.3. First-Stage Bootloader 2.1.4. Second-Stage Bootloader 2.1.5. Operating System 2.1.6. Application
2.2. System Layout for FPGA Configuration First Mode x
2.2.1. External Configuration Host Only 2.2.2. External Configuration Host with HPS Flash 2.2.3. Single SDM Flash 2.2.4. FPGA Configuration First - Dual Flash System
3. HPS Boot First Mode x
3.1. Boot Flow Overview 3.2. System Layout for HPS Boot First Mode
3.1. Boot Flow Overview x
3.1.1. Power-On Reset (POR) 3.1.2. Secure Device Manager 3.1.3. First-Stage Bootloader 3.1.4. Second-Stage Bootloader 3.1.5. Operating System 3.1.6. Application
3.2. System Layout for HPS Boot First Mode x
3.2.1. External Configuration Host Only 3.2.2. External Configuration Host with HPS Flash 3.2.3. Single SDM Flash 3.2.4. HPS Boot First - Dual Flash System
4. Creating the Configuration Files x
4.1. Overview 4.2. Quartus® Prime Hardware Project Compilation 4.3. Bootloader Software Compilation 4.4. Programming File Generator 4.5. Configuration over JTAG 4.6. Configuration from QSPI 4.7. Configuration over AVST 4.8. Configuration via Protocol 4.9. Remote System Update 4.10. Partial Reconfiguration
4.2. Quartus® Prime Hardware Project Compilation x
4.2.1. Device and Pin Options 4.2.2. Platform Designer Options 4.2.3. Generation of Debug HPS FSBL from Hardware Design Build
4.5. Configuration over JTAG x
4.5.1. FPGA Configuration First 4.5.2. HPS Boots First
4.6. Configuration from QSPI x
4.6.1. Supported QSPI Devices 4.6.2. FPGA Configuration First 4.6.3. HPS Boot First
4.6.2. FPGA Configuration First x
4.6.2.1. Creating Configuration Files from Command Line 4.6.2.2. Creating Configuration Files Using Graphical Interface
4.6.3. HPS Boot First x
4.6.3.1. Creating Configuration Files from Command Line 4.6.3.2. Creating Configuration Files Using Graphical Interface
4.7. Configuration over AVST x
4.7.1. FPGA Configuration First 4.7.2. HPS Boot First
4.7.1. FPGA Configuration First x
4.7.1.1. Creating Configuration Files from Command Line 4.7.1.2. Creating Configuration Files Using Graphical Interface
4.7.2. HPS Boot First x
4.7.2.1. Creating Configuration Files from Command Line 4.7.2.2. Creating Configuration Files Using Graphical Interface
4.8. Configuration via Protocol x
4.8.1. Creating Configuration Files from Command Line 4.8.2. Creating Configuration Files Using Graphical Interface
5. HPS Boot Flows x
5.1. U-Boot ATF Linux* Boot 5.2. ATF Linux Boot 5.3. ATF Zephyr* Boot
6. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from HPS Software x
6.1. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from U-Boot 6.2. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from Linux* 6.3. FPGA Partial Reconfiguration from Linux*
7. Debugging the Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA Boot Flow x
7.1. Reset 7.2. Debugging the HPS Bootloader Using the Arm* Development Studio for Intel® SoC FPGA (Arm* DS for Intel® SoC FPGA) Edition
7.1. Reset x
7.1.1. HPS Reset Pin 7.1.2. L4 Watchdog Timer 0
1. Introduction
2. FPGA Configuration First Mode
3. HPS Boot First Mode
4. Creating the Configuration Files
5. HPS Boot Flows
6. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from HPS Software
7. Debugging the Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA Boot Flow
8. Document Revision History for the Hard Processor System Booting User Guide: Agilex™ 5 SoCs

4.5.2. HPS Boots First

To obtain the configuration files to be used to configure the device through JTAG with the HPS Boots First option, you need to generate a bitstream intended for AVST. There are two files created: a peripheral RBF and a core RBF file. The peripheral RBF file is used for Phase 1 configuration, while the core RBF file is used later by HPS software to configure the FPGA fabric.

The following figure shows an overview of the process:

Figure 13. Configuration over JTAG with HPS Boots First

The following steps are involved:

  1. Compile hardware project with Quartus® Prime to obtain the SOF file.
  2. Compile the HPS FSBL source code to obtain the HPS FSBL hex file, or use a precompiled one.
  3. Use Programming File Generator to create the following files:
    1. Raw Binary File (RBF): contains the small phase 1 configuration bitstream.
    2. Core RBF File: contains the typically much larger phase 2 configuration bitstream. To be used by HPS software later to configure the fabric.

The following example creates the files for HPS boot first:

quartus_pfg -c design.sof design.rbf \ 
-o hps_path=fsbl.hex -o hps=on

The input and output files for this command are:

  • Input Files:
    • design.sof
    • fsbl.hex
  • Output Files:
    • design.hps.rbf — Phase 1 Peripheral RBF
    • design.core.rbf — Phase 2 Core RBF

The Phase 1 and Phase 2 bitstreams must use the same SDM firmware version and come from hardware projects with the same HPS IO and HPS EMIF configuration. To ensure the bitstreams have the same SDM firmware version, they need to be generated with the same version of the Quartus® Prime Programming File Generator.

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