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Design Name always "TE Series Name" + Design name, for example "TEI0001 Test Board"


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Table of contents

Overview

Notes :

NIOS II Design with SDRAM Controller and 5 different LED sequences, that can be toggled using the user button.

Refer to http://trenz.org/max1000-info for the current online version of this manual and other available documentation.

Key Features

Notes :

  • Add basic key futures, which can be tested with the design


  • Quartus 18.1
  • NIOS II
  • SPI
  • UART
  • User Flash memory
  • SDRAM memory
  • 3-axis Accelerometer
  • User LEDs
  • User buttons

Revision History

Notes :

  • add every update file on the download
  • add design changes on description


DateQuartusProject BuiltAuthorsDescription
2019-10-2818.1

TEI0001-test_board_noprebuilt-quartus_18.1-20191028120819.zip

TEI0001-test_board-quartus_18.1-20191028120521.zip

Thomas Dück
  • create project with TE scripts
  • new assembly variants
2019-04-0218.1TEI0001-03-08-C8-test_board-quartus_18.1-20190402.zipThomas Dück
  • initial release


Release Notes and Know Issues

Notes :
  • add known Design issues and general notes for the current revision
  • do not delete known issue, add fixed version time stamp if  issue fixed


IssuesDescriptionWorkaroundTo be fixed version
No known issues---------


Requirements

Software

Notes :

  • list of software which was used to generate the design


SoftwareVersionNote
Quartus18.1needed
NIOS II SBT for Eclipse18.1needed


Hardware

Notes :

  • list of software which was used to generate the design

Complete List is available on <design name>/board_files/*_devices.csv

Design supports following modules:

Module ModelBoard Part Short NamePCB Revision SupportDDRQSPI FlashOthersNotes
TEI0001-03-08-C808_C8_8MBREV02, REV038 MByte64 MBitNANA
TEI0001-03-16-C816_C8_8MBREV02, REV038 MByte64 MBitNA

NA

TEI0001-03-16-C8A16_C8A_32MBREV0332 MByte64 MBitNANA
TEI0001-03-16-C8P16_C8P_8MBREV038 MByte64 MBitNANA


Design supports following carriers:

Carrier ModelNotes
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Additional HW Requirements:

Additional HardwareNotes
USB Cable for JTAG/UARTCheck Carrier Board and Programmer for correct type


Content

Notes :

  • content of the zip file

For general structure and of the reference design, see Project Delivery - Intel devices

Design Sources

TypeLocationNotes
Quartus<design name>/source_files/quartusQuartus Project will be generated by TE Scripts
Software<design name>/source_files/softwareAdditional Software will be generated by TE Scripts


Prebuilt

Notes :

  • prebuilt files
  • Template Table:

    • File

      File-Extension

      Description

      BIF-File*.bifFile with description to generate Bin-File
      BIN-File*.binFlash Configuration File with Boot-Image (Zynq-FPGAs)
      BIT-File*.bitFPGA (PL Part) Configuration File
      DebugProbes-File*.ltxDefinition File for Vivado/Vivado Labtools Debugging Interface

      Debian SD-Image

      *.img

      Debian Image for SD-Card

      Diverse Reports---Report files in different formats
      Hardware-Platform-Specification-Files*.hdfExported Vivado Hardware Specification for SDK/HSI and PetaLinux
      LabTools Project-File*.lprVivado Labtools Project File

      MCS-File

      *.mcs

      Flash Configuration File with Boot-Image (MicroBlaze or FPGA part only)

      MMI-File

      *.mmi

      File with BRAM-Location to generate MCS or BIT-File with *.elf content (MicroBlaze only)

      OS-Image*.ubImage with Linux Kernel (On Petalinux optional with Devicetree and RAM-Disk)
      Software-Application-File*.elfSoftware Application for Zynq or MicroBlaze Processor Systems

      SREC-File

      *.srec

      Converted Software Application for MicroBlaze Processor Systems




File

File-Extension

Description

SOPC Information File*.sopcinfoFile with description of the .qsys file to create software for the target hardware
Programmer Object File*.pofFPGA Configuration File
Diverse Reports---Report files in different formats
Software-Application-File*.elfSoftware Application for NIOS II porcessor system


Download

Reference Design is only usable with the specified Quartus version. Do never use different Versions of Quartus Software for the same Project.

Reference Design is available on:

Design Flow

Notes :
  • Basic Design Steps

  • Add/ Remove project specific description


Reference Design is available with and without prebuilt files. It's recommended to use TE prebuilt files for first launch.

Trenz Electronic provides a tcl based built environment based on Quartus Design Flow.

See also:

The Trenz Electronic FPGA Reference Designs are TCL-script based projects. Command files for execution will be generated with "_create_win_setup.cmd" on Windows OS.

TE Scripts are only needed to generate the quartus project, all other additional steps are optional and can also executed by Intel  Quartus/SDK GUI.

  1. Open _create_win_setup.cmd and follow instructions on shell:
  2. Press 0 and enter to start "Module Selection Guide"
  3. Create Project (follow instruction of the product selection guide), settings file will be configured automatically during this process
    1. (optional for manual changes) Select correct device and Quartus install path on "design_basic_settings.cmd" and create Quartus project with "quartus_create_project_batchmode.cmd"

Launch

Programming

JTAG

Not used on this Example.

MAX10 Flash

  1. Connect the Module to USB-Port
  2. Open Quartus project with "quartus_open_existing_project_guimode.cmd"
  3. Open the Quartus Prime Programmer from Tools → Programmer
  4. If the Arrow-USB-Blaster is not visible:
    1. Click "Hardware Setup..."
    2. Choose at the drop-down menu "Currently selected hardware" Arrow-USB-Blaster[USB0]
    3. Close "Hardware Setup"
  5. If the correct configuration file is not set:
    1. Delete other files
    2. Click "Add file..."
    3. Select the correct .pof file (created project file: <design_name>/quartus/output_files/test_board.pof or prebuilt file: <design_name>/prebuilt/<board_part_short_name>/programming_files/*.pof)
  6. Click "Start"

Usage

  1. Prepare Hardware like described on section Programming
  2. Connect UART USB (most cases same as JTAG)

UART

  1. Open Serial Console "PuTTY"
  2. Change settings in category "Session"
    1. Connection Type: Serial
    2. COM Port: see device manager (Win OS)
    3. Speed: 115200
  3. Select "Implicit CR in every LF" in category "Terminal"
  4. Click Open
  5. Press reset button at module
    1. Flash test is running
  6. After test finished, you can toggle between following LED sequences by pressing user button
    1. Spirit level
    2. Case statement sequence
    3. Shift register sequence
    4. Knightrider sequence
    5. Pulse-width modulation sequence

Appx. A: Change History and Legal Notices

Document Change History

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DateDocument Revision

Authors

Description

  • change design to TE scripts
  • new variants
2019-04-03v.4Thomas Dück
  • Initial release 18.1
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