Intel Agilex I-Series FPGA DK

• Card information:

  • Vendor: Intel

  • Name: Agilex I-Series FPGA Development Kit (DK-DEV-AGI027RES)

  • Ethernet ports: 2x QSFP-DD (NDK firmware uses only QSFP-DD 1)

  • PCIe conectors: Edge connector + optional MCIO connectors

  • FPGA Card Website

  • FPGA Card User Guide

  • FPGA Card Schematic

• FPGA specification:

  • FPGA part number: AGIB027R29A1E2VR0

  • Ethernet Hard IP: F-Tile (up to 400G Ethernet)

  • PCIe Hard IP: R-Tile (up to PCIe Gen5 x16)

NDK firmware support

• Ethernet cores that are supported in the NDK firmware:

  • F-Tile in the Network Module

• PCIe cores that are supported in the NDK firmware:

  • R-Tile in the PCIe Module

  • See the <NDK-APP_root_directory>/ndk/card/dk-dev-agi027res/config/card_conf.tcl file for supported PCIe configurations.

• Makefile targets for building the NDK firmware (valid for NDK-APP-Minimal, may vary for other apps):

  • Use make 400g1 command for firmware with 1x400GbE (default).

  • Use make 200g2 command for firmware with 2x200GbE.

  • Use make 100g4 command for firmware with 4x100GbE.

  • Use make 50g8 command for firmware with 8x50GbE.

  • Use make 40g2 command for firmware with 2x40GbE.

  • Use make 25g8 command for firmware with 8x25GbE.

  • Use make 10g8 command for firmware with 8x10GbE.

• Support for booting the NDK firmware using the nfb-boot tool:

  • NO, see booting instructions bellow.

Note

To build the NDK firmware for this card, you must have the Intel Quartus Prime Pro installed, including a valid license.

Boot instructions

• After the NDK firmware build is complete, you will have a bitstream file called my_bitstream.sof.

• Use the <NDK-APP_root_directory>/ndk/cards/dk-dev-agi027res/scripts/generate_pof.sh my_bitstream.sof command to convert the bitstream file to .pof format for flash memory.

• On the host PC where the card is connected, write the .pof bitstream to the flash memory with the command <NDK-APP_root_directory>/ndk/cards/dk-dev-1sdx-p/scripts/write_pof.sh my_bitstream.pof.

• You must power off and on the PC to power cycle it completely. Only then is the new NDK firmware loaded into the FPGA.

Note

This procedure requires the Intel Quartus to be installed and the PC must also be connected to the card using an USB cable (JTAG).