I just checked with CHATGPT. Please confirm if this is the correct method.
To designate pins as "loaner I/O" for the HPS (Hard Processor System) in the DE10-Nano, follow these steps using the Quartus Prime software:
- Open Quartus Prime and your project.
- Go to Tools > Platform Designer (formerly Qsys).
- Add the HPS component to your design:
- Click on the "Library" tab.
- Search for "HPS" and add it to your system.
- In the HPS component configuration, navigate to the "Pin Mux" tab.
- Find the peripherals or signals that you want to reassign as FPGA I/O (loaner I/O).
- Disable the peripheral function for these pins by setting them to Loan I/O.
- Once designated as loaner I/O, these pins are now available for use by the FPGA.
- Once the HPS configuration is complete, click on "Generate HDL" in the Platform Designer.
- This will integrate the HPS into your FPGA design and make the loaner I/O pins available for assignment in the Pin Planner.