SoC Support Center

SoC Support Center provides resources to help you with the architecture of your FPGA design.

The Intel® SoC FPGAs Resource Center provides everything you need to get started with Intel® SoC FPGAs, including links to: reference designs, application reports, how-to videos, white papers, design service network partners, webinars, articles, training, and more.

Introduction

Videos, demos, and training for anyone new to SoC FPGAs.

Resource Category	Resource
Introductory Materials	Intro: Who is Jim Turley and why should I listen to him? Intro: What is an SoC FPGA? Intro: I’m interested in using an SoC FPGA, how do I decide which one to choose? What is an SoC FPGA? Architecture Brief (PDF) SoC FPGA Product Brochure (PDF) Design Considerations for SoC FPGAs Checklist (PDF)
Training	Free SoC Online Training Courses Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC FPGA (English) Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC FPGA (Chinese) Hardware Design Flow for an ARM-based SoC FPGA (Japanese) On-line/Virtual Classroom/Instructor-Led SoC Training Courses
Videos and Webinars	Why Do I Need a Customizable ARM-based SoC FPGA? EE Journal Chalk Talk Video Architecture Matters when Choosing the Right SoC FPGA
Device Documentation	Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA and SoC FPGA F-Series Intel® Stratix® 10 SoC FPGA Web Page Intel® Arria® 10 FPGA and SoC FPGA Intel® Arria® 10 SoC FPGA Hard Processor System (HPS) Intel® Arria® 10 SoC FPGA Advanced Information Brief Cyclone® V FPGA and SoC FPGA ARM* Cortex*-A53 Processor Website

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Development Tools

Intel® SoC FPGAs are 100% ARM* compatible and supported by a rich ecosystem of operating system (OS) support, software, and hardware development tools. Click the links below to research more on these aspects.

Resource Category	Resource
Design Examples / Intellectual Property	Device Wide (Heterogeneous) AMP Design Example Cyclone® V SoC FPGA PCIe* Root Port with MSI Design Example Arria® V SoC FPGA PCIe* Root Port with MSI Design Example
System On Modules (SoMs)	Ecosystem for Intel® FPGA and Intel® SoC FPGA Devices Critical Link MityARM-5CSX Exor MicroSOM NovTech NOVSOM ShiraTech Spark-100
Development Kits	Intel Agilex® 7 FPGA F-Series Transceiver-SoC Development Kit (P-Tile and E-Tile) Intel® Stratix® 10 SX SoC Development Kit Arria® V SoC Development Kit and Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit and Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite
OS Support	SoC FPGA OS Support Linux Portal (RocketBoards.org)
Architecture Briefs	Intel® SoC FPGA Software Development Tool Flows Architecture Brief (PDF) Intel® SoC FPGA Adaptive Debug Architecture Brief (PDF) CoreSight* Compliant Debug for SoC FPGAs Architecture Brief (PDF)
White Papers / Application Notes / Reference Designs	AN 709: HPS SoC FPGA Boot Guide – Cyclone® V SoC FPGA Development Kit Application Note (PDF) FPGA-Adaptive Software Debug and Performance Analysis White Paper (PDF) System Trace Macrocell Packs Major Benefits for High-Performance SoC System Debug (PDF) About the System Trace Macrocell, ARM Info Center A Reconfigurable Fabric for Accelerating Large-Scale Data Center Services Paper, Microsoft (PDF)
Software Development Tools	ARM Development Studio 5* for Intel® SoC FPGAs Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (EDS)
FPGA Design Tools	Platform Designer Intel® Quartus® Prime Software
Videos	Software Development Tools: Nearly everyone on the planet knows Software Development Tools: Whole Chip Debug Software Development Tools: Multicore Debug Roadmap: Protecting Your Investment

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Design Optimization

Find advanced and technical information to accelerate SoC FPGA design and performance.

Resource Category	Resource
Example Designs & IP	Hardware Acceleration in Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) Reference Design (PDF) Graphics Rendering and Video Processing with Intel SoC and Helio View Dev Kit
Videos	System Performance: Performance is in the eye of the beholder System Performance: How smart is your memory controller? System Performance: Processor to FPGA Interconnect System Performance: Hardware Acceleration System Reliability: Memory Protection System Flexibility: Ways One Chip Can Still Act Like Two When Beneficial System Cost: Savings Across the Board System Power: Savings Through SoC FPGA Integration
White Papers & Application Notes	A Reconfigurable Fabric for Accelerating Large-Scale Data Center Services Paper, Microsoft (PDF) Meeting the Performance and Power Imperative of the Zettabyte Era with Generation 10 White Paper (PDF) Supercharging Design Performance and Productivity with Intel® FPGAs and Best-in-Class IP White Paper (PDF) Bare-Metal, RTOS, or Linux? Optimize Real-Time Performance with Intel® SoC FPGAs White Paper (PDF) Real-Time Challenges and Opportunities in SoC FPGAs White Paper (PDF) Expect a Breakthrough Advantage in Next-Generation FPGAS (in Communications Applications) White Paper (PDF) The Breakthrough Advantage for FPGAs with Tri-Gate Technology White Paper (PDF) Reducing Total System Cost with Low-Power 28 nm FPGAs White Paper (PDF) Meeting the Low Power Imperative at 28 nm White Paper (PDF) Architecture Matters: Choosing the Right SoC FPGA for Your Application (PDF)
DSP-Related Resources	Arria V and Cyclone® V FPGA Variable-Precision DSP Block Architecture Web Page
Architecture Briefs	SoC FPGA Main Memory Performance (PDF) Flexibility in Responding to Runtime Bugs Architecture Brief (PDF) Hardware Acceleration in SoC FPGAs (PDF)
Cost Optimization	Reducing Total System Cost with Low-Power 28 nm FPGAs White Paper (PDF)
Power Management	Digital Power System Management on the Cyclone® V SoC FPGA Development Kit using the LTpowerPlay™ Tool, Linear Technology Corporation, Video
Intel® SoC FPGA Reliability Information	Intel Device Quality and Reliability Information
Error Correction Code (ECC) Resources	Intel ECC Technology Center Error Correction Code in SoC FPGA-based Embedded Systems White Paper (PDF)

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