When creating a board to mount an Altera® FPGA, designers create a circuit diagram by referring to the documents published by the manufacturer.
Here, we will guide you to the points that you should pay special attention to.
It should be noted that Q
Target FPGA
・ Altera® Arria® 10 FPGA
Advance preparation
Here are some documents that can be used as reference when creating circuit diagrams.
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Pin connection guidelines |
Schematic review worksheet |
| Arria 10 Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines | Arria 10 Devices Schematic Review Worksheet |
Arria 10 Overview (FPGA TOP)
The figure below shows the pins that need special attention in the Arria 10 board design.
* The layout in the diagram has nothing to do with the actual device.
Click each item to see the check points.
① VCC, VCC for HPS, VCC for transceiver
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● Establish a measurement point near the FPGA ・Be ready to measure the power supply in case of trouble |
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● If all transceivers, fPLLs, and IOPLLs on the same side are unused, ・VCCR_GXB and VCCT_GXB can be connected to GND ・VCCH_GXBR can be connected to GND (Check pin connection guidelines for details) |
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● Decoupling capacitor ・Estimate with reference to the PDN tool ・For a more detailed estimate, use a dedicated tool <Reference> Power Delivery Network (PDN) Analysis Tool Part 9 Confirmation and Review of Capacity in FPGA Power Supply Design |
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● Power sequence For more information, please refer to this document (Power Sequencing Considerations for Altera® Arria 10 Devices). |
② MSEL pin
Please see below for Arria 10 MSEL pin information.
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MSEL Pin Settings |
Inserting pull-up/pull-down resistors(1)(2) |
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* Refer to "MSEL Pin Settings" on the link |
(see linked documentation) |
(1) A Weak Pull-Down Resistor (25kΩ) is inserted inside.
(2) If you want to switch the configuration mode, insert a 0Ω resistor to switch to VCCPGM/GND.
(3) Do not drive the MSEL pins with a microprocessor or other device.
(4) Use PS or FPP MSEL pin settings for configuration via HPS.
See here for a list of MSEL pins.
③ Configuration pin
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● DCLK ・Recommend inserting damping resistor (minimum 0Ω) 10-50Ω ・In AS mode, take care of the trace length (see the document below) Trace Length Guideline (from "Configuration, Design Security, and Remote SystemUpgrades in Altera®l Arria 10 Devices") |
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● nCONFIG, nSTATUS ・Pull up to VCCPGM via 10kΩ resistor |
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● CONF_DONE ・Pull up to VCCPGM via 10kΩ resistor ・Do not connect to the LED as it is. - Due to lack of drive current, it may not light up without applying FET |
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● CLKUSR ・When using a transceiver or HMC (Hybrid Memory Cube) - use CLKUSR as their calibration clock (required) - must be entered before configuration - For AS mode, input 100MHz clock - For PS, FPP mode, input 100 ~ 125MHz clock |
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● For migrating from EPCS/EPCQ to EPCQ-A, refer to AN822: Altera® FPGA Configuration Device Migration Guideline. |
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● When FPGAs are cascaded, nSTATUS and CONF_DONE are pulled up in common. |
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● nCE ・Connect to GND for single device configuration. ・This signal determines whether the FPGA is cascaded. |
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● When using nCEO, pull up to VCCPGM through a 10kΩ resistor. |
④ JTAG pins
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● Check Point ・It is recommended to insert a 0Ω damping resistor for TCK. - To support cases where writing is not possible due to problems with the clock system |
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● Pin processing ・TCK: pull down via 1kΩ resistor ・TDI: Pulled up to VCCPGM via 1kΩ to 10kΩ resistor ・TMS: Pulled up to VCCPGM via 1kΩ to 10kΩ resistor ・TDO : No pull-up/pull-down ・TRST : Option used. Pull up to VCCPGM through a 1 kΩ resistor if unused. |
| ● When cascading three or more FPGAs, insert buffers on the TCK and TMS lines. |
⑤ Clock input pin
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● When using a single-ended clock, assign it to the p-channel (Does not ride on global clock directly on n-channel. Limitation when using ALTCLKCTRL buffer) |
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● Connect clock input pins that are not shared with I/O pins to GND if they are not used. |
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● Pay attention to AC/DC coupling when inputting differentially. |
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● If you are using a PLL, pull down the RREF pin through a 2kΩ resistor (resistor accuracy is ±1%). |
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● CLK and PLL pins can be left unconnected if not used. |
* See "Clock and PLL Pins" in Arria 10 Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines for clock input pin names
⑥ Other dedicated pins
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pin name |
comment |
| RREF_[T,B][L,R] |
Pulled down through a 2kΩ±1% resistor |
| VREFB* | Tie to VCCIO or GND in the same bank if not used as a dedicated pin |
| VREFP_ADC / VREFN_ADC | Connect to GND if not used as a dedicated pin. |
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TEMPDIODEp/n |
Connect to GND if not used as a dedicated pin. |
⑦ Transceiver Pins
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● When not using the transceiver ・Clocks (REFCLK_GXB*_CHp/n) are individually connected to GND or collectively pulled down via a 10kΩ resistor. ・RX (GXB*_RX_*p/n) is connected to GND ・TX (GXB*_TX_CHp/n) is floating |
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● AC/DC coupling ・Adjust to I/O Standard |
⑧ DDR3/DDR4 pin
Please refer to the following web content and check according to the guidelines.
⑨ HPS pin
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Cyclone V SoC Pin Names |
comment |
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BOOTSEL[2:0] |
Pulled up or down to VCCIO voltage through a 4.7kΩ resistor |
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HPS_nRST (bidirectional pin) |
Pulled up to VCCIO_HPS voltage through a 1kΩ resistor |
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SDMMC |
Pulled up through a 10kΩ resistor |
⑩ Dual-purpose pin
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● Connect to GND if not used as a function pin and not used as a user I/O pin. ・ CLKUSR ・ DEV_OE ・DEV_CLRn ・PR_REQUEST |
| ● If nPERST is used as a reset pin for PCIe hard IP, shift down the voltage from 3.3V LVTTL to 1.8V and connect it through a level translator. |
⑪ I/O pins
RZQ pin handling is required for internal calibration.
Recommended to use the RZQ pin to enable the internal calibration feature.
If using 2.5/3.0-V, check if the device supports it.
Appendix: Arria 10 MSEL Pin Table
MSEL Pin Settings (FPGA Configuration)
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Device Family |
Configuration Mode |
VCCPGM(V) |
POR Delay |
MSEL[2:0] |
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Arria 10 |
AS (x1, x4) |
1.8 |
Fast |
010 |
| Standard |
011 |
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PS, FPP (x8, x16, x32) |
1.2/1.5/1.8 |
Fast |
000 |
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| Standard |
001 |
MSEL Pin Settings (HPS Configuration)
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Device Family |
Configuration Mode |
VCCPGM(V) |
POR Delay |
MSEL[2:0] |
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Arria 10 SoCs |
FPP (x16, x32) |
1.8 |
Fast |
000 |
| Standard |
001 |
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