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Honored ContributorArria V GX Starter Kit
Is Arria V GX Starter Kit (http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-arria-v-starter.html) really available?
I tried to contact Altera sales but they said they don't have this board in their database? The same reply from distributor. Also, does anybody know about dev board(s) with Arria V GZ?13 Replies
Altera_ForumThere is a real shortage of this kit, I grabbed one from Arrow a while ago.
On the website it still says the part number is DK-START-5AGXB3NES, try DK-START-5AGXB3N (product intent part and not engineering sample) and see if they can help you locate one.- Altera_Forum
Thanks! Found it on Altera's web-site - http://www.buyaltera.com/scripts/partsearch.dll?detail&name=544-2742-nd
Do they have reference design for this board with PCIe and chaining DMA example? - Altera_Forum
The example design does not have PCIe yet, although there's a hard macro in the chip. This could also imply you'll need driver support if you plan to drop in PCIe on your own.
In the BTS there is DMA involved in the DDR3 memory test, need to confirm if it already has chaining. - Altera_Forum
Is there a reference design available for this particular board?
Any example of how to set up design for this board, i.e. pin assignments, etc.? --- Quote Start --- The example design does not have PCIe yet, although there's a hard macro in the chip. This could also imply you'll need driver support if you plan to drop in PCIe on your own. In the BTS there is DMA involved in the DDR3 memory test, need to confirm if it already has chaining. --- Quote End --- - Altera_Forum
You can download the install file for reference design and programs from Altera link. Log in may be required.
ftp://ftp.altera.com/outgoing/devkit/12.1/arriavgx_5agxfb3hf35_start_v12.1.1.1.exe - Altera_Forum
I did not find any PCIe example for this board, however, I modified PCIe ref. design for another Arria V FPGA.
The problem is that PCIe does not come up reliably. I found known issue on Altera's web-site: http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd03052013_188.html But even with this workaround PCIe is not reliable. Any ideas on how to make it work properly? - Altera_Forum
Sols, I am in a similar situation .. can you please point us to the "PCIe ref. design for another Arria V FPGA."
I have the Arria V GX Starter Kei and need ti get something going for X1 / Gen1 asap. Thanks, Bob., - Altera_Forum
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Sols ,
I owe you one.... I wonder why I wasn't able to hit this page with all my google searches .. wrong search words I expect. I am working second shift tonight as we need to get something going to demo a solution and proof of concept. Thanks again, Bob. - Altera_Forum
Also, for the chaining dma example there is a Linux device driver ... is there a for the high performance PCIe dma examples above.?
