Arrow Cyclone 10 LP RefKit User manual

Cyclone 10 LP RefKit
User Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Figures ..................................................................................................................... 4
Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Development Board ............................................................. 5
1.1 About Arrow Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board.........................................................................5
1.2 Useful Links.......................................................................................................................5
1.3 Getting Help......................................................................................................................6
Introduction to the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board..................................................... 7
2.1 Layout and Components...................................................................................................7
2.2 Hardware variations .........................................................................................................9
2.3 Block Diagram.................................................................................................................10
Connections and Peripherals of the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board .......................... 11
3.1 Board Status Elements....................................................................................................11
3.2 Clock Circuitry.................................................................................................................11
3.3 Peripherals Connected to the FPGA ...............................................................................12
3.3.1 Communication and Configuration.........................................................................12
3.3.2 Fast Ethernet...........................................................................................................14
3.3.3 Serial Configuration Flash Memory ........................................................................15
3.3.4 HyperRAM...............................................................................................................16
3.3.5 SDRAM Memory......................................................................................................17
3.3.6 QSPI Flash Memory.................................................................................................18
3.3.7 EEPROMs.................................................................................................................18
3.3.8 ADC/DAC .................................................................................................................19
3.3.9 I2C Grove Connector...............................................................................................20
3.3.10 Arduino Header.......................................................................................................21
3.3.11 PMOD Connectors...................................................................................................22
3.3.12 VGA..........................................................................................................................24
3.3.13 LEDs.........................................................................................................................25
3.3.14 Push Buttons ...........................................................................................................26
3.3.15 7-segment LED Display............................................................................................27
3.3.16 Power Tree..............................................................................................................28
Software and Driver Installation......................................................................... 30
4.1 Installing Quartus Prime Software..................................................................................30
4.2 Installing Arrow USB Programmer2................................................................................31
4.3 License ............................................................................................................................33

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New Project with Cyclone 10 LP RefKit ............................................................... 34
5.1 Creating a new Blinky Project with Cyclone 10 LP RefKit...............................................34
5.2 Building a Blinky Project with Cyclone 10 LP RefKit .......................................................39
5.2.1 Block Diagram .........................................................................................................39
5.2.2 Components of the Design......................................................................................39
5.2.3 Catalog IP ................................................................................................................40
5.2.4 Create and Configure PLL........................................................................................ 40
5.2.5 Create and Configure the Counter..........................................................................44
5.2.6 Create and Configure the Multiplexer....................................................................46
5.2.7 Adding the Components to the Schematic.............................................................48
5.2.8 Connecting the Components ..................................................................................50
5.2.9 Add inputs, outputs to the schematic.....................................................................53
5.2.10 Analysis and Synthesis ............................................................................................55
5.2.11 Adding Timing Constraints......................................................................................56
5.2.12 Pinning Assignments ...............................................................................................57
5.2.13 Compiling the Design ..............................................................................................60
5.2.14 Reading the Compilation Report.............................................................................61
Configuring the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit .................................................................. 63
6.1 Configure the FPGA in JTAG mode .................................................................................63
6.2 Serial configuration flash memory programming ..........................................................66
6.2.1 Programming File generation .................................................................................67
6.2.2 Device Programming...............................................................................................70
6.3 Testing the Design ..........................................................................................................71
Common Issues and Fixes................................................................................... 72
Appendix ........................................................................................................... 73
8.1 Revision History ..............................................................................................................73
8.2 Legal Disclaimer..............................................................................................................74

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Table of Figures
Figure 1 Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board (top view)............................................................................7
Figure 2 Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board (bottom view) .....................................................................8
Figure 3 - Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Block Diagram ..............................................................................10
Figure 4 Position of Indication LEDs............................................................................................11
Figure 5 Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Clock Tree....................................................................................12
Figure 6 JTAG Connections..........................................................................................................13
Figure 7 FTDI Connections ..........................................................................................................13
Figure 8 MAC-to-PHY connection ...............................................................................................14
Figure 9 Configuration Flash Connections ..................................................................................16
Figure 10 HyperRAM Connections..............................................................................................16
Figure 11 SDRAM Connections ...................................................................................................17
Figure 12 QSPI Flash Connections............................................................................................... 18
Figure 13 EEPROM Connections .................................................................................................19
Figure 14 ADC/DAC Connections ................................................................................................19
Figure 15 I2C Grove Connector...................................................................................................20
Figure 16 - Arduino Header Connections.......................................................................................21
Figure 17 PMOD Headers Connections.......................................................................................22
Figure 18 VGA Connections.........................................................................................................24
Figure 19 LED Connections..........................................................................................................25
Figure 20 Button Connections ....................................................................................................26
Figure 21 4-digit 7-segment Display Connections ......................................................................27
Figure 22 Quadruple Seven-............................28
Figure 23 Power Tree Connections.............................................................................................29

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Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Development Board
1.1 About Arrow Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board
The Cyclone 10 LP Reference Kit is a customizable development board that targets all kinds of
applications with a wide range of interfaces. The board is based on Cyclone 10 LP FPGA, which is
optimized for low-cost and low-power designs, making them ideal for high-volume and cost-
sensitive applications. High-density sea of programmable gates and onboard resources allow
implementation of Nios II 32-bit microcontroller IP, which provides the ideal solution for I/O
expansion, chip-to-chip interfacing, industrial, automotive, and consumer applications.
The C10LP RefKit is equipped with an Arrow USB Programmer2, 2 ports 10/100Mbps Ethernet,
SDRAM, HyperRAM, flash memory, VGA, 8-channel ADC/DAC, PMODs, and ARDUINO connectors
making it a fully featured plug and play solution without any additional costs.
The C10LP RefKit board contains all the tools needed to use the board in conjunction with a
computer that runs a 64-bit Linux / Microsoft Windows 10 operating system or later.
1.2 Useful Links
A set of useful links that can be used to get relevant information about the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit
or the Cyclone 10 LP FPGA.
•Cyclone 10 LP RefKit at Arrow Shop
•Cyclone 10 LP RefKit at Trenz Electronic Shop
•Intel Cyclone 10 LP Webpage
•Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Wiki Page

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1.3 Getting Help
Here are the addresses where you can get help if you encounter any problems:
•Arrow Electronics
In Person
Arrow EMEA
+ 49 (0) 6102 5030 0
Online
https://arrow.com
•Trenz Electronic GmbH
https://www.trenz-electronic.de/en/

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Introduction to the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Board
2.1 Layout and Components
Figure 1 and Figure 2 shows a top view and the bottom view of the board. It depicts the layout of
the board and indicates the location of the various connectors and key components.
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The following features are available on the Cyclone 10 LP RefKit board:
FPGA Device
•Intel Cyclone 10 LP 10CL055YU484C8G device.
Features of the FPGA on the C10LP RefKit:
Resources
Device
10CL055
Logic Elements (LE)
55,856
M9K Memory (Kb)
2,340
18 x 18 Multiplier
156
PLLs
4
I/O
321
Memory Devices
•64-256Mbit external SDRAM memory
1
•64Mbit external HyperRAM memory
•64-128Mbit external QSPI Flash memory1
•16Mbit EPCQ serial configuration flash memory
•22Kbit serial MAC-Address EEPROM memory
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The different board variations are equipped with different memory devices
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Configuration and Debug
•On-board Arrow USB Programmer2 (micro-USB type B connector) JTAG mode
Interfaces
•210/100Mbps Ethernet PHYs with RJ45 connectors
•8-Channel, 12-bits configurable ADC/DAC
Connectors
•6PMOD Headers
•Arduino Uno R3 compatible Header
•VGA with 15-pin high density D-Sub connector
•I2C Grove connector
•Optional SMA connectors for preferred frequency
Buttons and Indicators
•4-Digit 7-Segment LED Display
•7Buttons
•13user LEDs
•2board status LEDs
Power
•Recommended external supply voltage range: +5.0 V (nominal)
•Recommended external supply current: 3 A
•Recommended I/O signal voltage range: 0 to +3.3 V
2.2 Hardware variations
Multiple board configurations are available with Cyclone 10 LP RefKit have different equipment.
This user guide covers REV02 hardware revision with 8C and 8CA featured boards.
These two boards are the same with the exception that different memory devices have been
mounted.
Ordering Code
SDRAM
SDRAM feature
QSPI Flash
QSPI Flash
feature
TEI0009-02-055-8C
IS42S16400J-7BL
64Mbit up to
143MHz
IS25LP064A-JBLE
64Mbit up to
133MHz
TEI0009-02-055-8CA
IS42S16160J-7BL
256Mbit up to
143MHz
IS25LP128F-JBLE
128Mbit up to
166MHz

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2.3 Block Diagram
Figure 3 represents the block diagram of the board. All the connections are established through
the Cyclone 10 LP FPGA device to provide maximum flexibility for users. Users can configure the
FPGA to implement any system design.
Figure 3 - Cyclone 10 LP RefKit Block Diagram