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RubenPadial
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2 years ago

Arria 10 SoC Development Kit: FMC-I/O Card

Hello,

I'm using Arria 10 SoC Development Kit and I need some more I/O with debugging purposes. I read about using FMC interface to get more I/O. For example Xilinx has a specific card to uses FMC as I/O (https://www.mouser.es/datasheet/2/903/ug537-1596367.pdf).

Is there any similar board from Intel to use in Arria 10 SoC Development Kit or any compatible alternative? (not FMC Loopback Card)

Thank you in advance.

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  • NazrulNaim_Intel's avatar
    NazrulNaim_Intel
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    Hi,

    Thank you for reaching out. Allow me some time to look into your issue. I shall come back to you with findings.

    Thank you for your patience.

    Best Regards,

    Nazrul Naim


  • NazrulNaim_Intel's avatar
    NazrulNaim_Intel
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    Hello,


    I'm still in the midst of the discussion regarding this with the internal teams. Unfortunately, it takes longer than usual heard

    I will plan on letting you know as soon as I learn more information. Really appreciate your patience.


    Warm Regards,

    Nazrul Naim


  • NazrulNaim_Intel's avatar
    NazrulNaim_Intel
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    Hello,


    Sorry for the delay. To answer your question, FMC already have the maximum IO access and there is no other board other that has more IO access than this FMC board.


    Thank you for your patience. Hope that answers your question.


    Best regards,

    Nazrul Naim


  • Hello @NazrulNaim_Intel,

    The question was if there is a board made by Intel (or compatible) that makes FMC I/Os more accessible like the board from Xilinx I shared in first comment. I know all the I/O possibles are available in FMC connector but this connector is not handy for debugging or rapid prototyping. Is there any option?

  • NazrulNaim_Intel's avatar
    NazrulNaim_Intel
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    Hello,


    Regarding your enquiry, you can use signaltap in the Quartus software where it can view the internal signals of the FPGA running on your board without using external measurement equipment.


    Regards,

    Nazrul Naim


    • RubenPadial's avatar
      RubenPadial
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      Hello @NazrulNaim_Intel,

      The solution you suggest is to see internal signal. I need to access to each FMC I/O individually like in the Xilinx board of the first message. Is there any Intel alternative or any compatible board?
  • NazrulNaim_Intel's avatar
    NazrulNaim_Intel
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    Hi,


    As we do not receive any response from you on the previous question/reply/answer that we have provided, please login to ‘https://supporttickets.intel.com’, view details of the desire request, and post a feed/response within the next 15 days to allow me to continue to support you. After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you on your follow-up questions.


    Regards,

    Nazrul Naim