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Example Projects and Board File for MAX 10 FPGA 10M50 EVAL KIT

Dear Reader,

I am a Xilinx user and have used Quartus in the past.

Currently I am evaluating the MAX10 and may purchase the 10M50 EVAL KIT for a MIPI CSI-2 project.

I started with the Lite/Free Version of Quartus (17.1 and 18.1). When I create a Quartus project, I am not finding that board file. I searched the Design Store, but I didn't find the right file for the 10M50 board. I found some related files in the 10M50 ZIP file, but no clear way to use those files in a Quartus project.

If available, please direct me to these resources for the MAX 10 FPGA 10M50 EVAL KIT and Quartus Lite:

> Example projects

> Board file

Other getting started resources.

Thanks,

Dave

  • DDILW's avatar
    DDILW
    6 years ago

    Hi Anand,

    Thanks for your help with this question:

    > Example Projects and Board File for MAX 10 FPGA 10M50 EVAL KIT

    I think you have given me, and directed me, to the resources that were available to you. I have purchased "eval boards" from Altera, Xilinx, Digilent, Microchip, ST Micro, and Texas Instruments.. Although eval boards often have outdated documentation, I have never seen such a lack of documentation for an eval board!

    The plan from here is to:

    > Stop work on the INTEL MAX 10 FPGA 10M50 EVAL KIT

    > Buy and develop using the TERASIC DE10-LITE MAX10 EVAL BOARD

    The Terasic boardo doesn't support the original MIPI CSI2 effort, but has enough resources to advance other aspects of the development.

    Thanks,

    Dave

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    AnandRaj_S_Intel
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    6 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    You can fine board file, schematic and sample golden_top project from below link download Complete kit document installation.

    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/products/boards_and_kits/dev-kits/altera/kit-max-10m50-evaluation.html

    For more projects you can check below links

    https://fpgacloud.intel.com/devstore/platform/?acds_version=any&board=37

    Board user guide will help you to get started with board.For tools refer below links

    https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/tt/tt_my_first_fpga.pdf

    https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/tt/tt_my_first_nios_sw.pdf

    Let me know if this has helped resolve the issue you are facing or if you need any further assistance.

    Best Regards,

    Anand

    • DDILW's avatar
      DDILW
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      6 years ago

      Hi Anand,

      Thanks for the links. I have since edited the text, apparently the screens shots were deleted?

      (a) Per the Documentation web page, I installed Quartus 15.1:

      > Quartus Prime Lite (Prime and Help)

      > ModelSim Starter

      (b) Following "My first ... fpga" instructions I get these warnings:

      > Not compatible with Win8 or above (I am using Win10 64bit)

      > Need to download device support

      Quartus 17.1 and 18.1 installed and ran with no problems.

      Clicking [OK] through these appears to be dead end.

      (c) I found these text files, they have the right information, not sure how to use them:

      > golden_top.qsf

      > golden_top.v

      (d) Looking at projects I find these three. Are they "Getting Started" projects?

      > MAX10 LPDDR2 ...

      > MIPI CSI2

      > Design Example, LPDDR2 200MHz

      Please advise Quartus version, Getting Started projects, etc.

      Thanks,

      Dave

      • AnandRaj_S_Intel's avatar
        AnandRaj_S_Intel
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        6 years ago

        Hi Dave,

        I got your Question now.

        <QUOTE>where do I download and how do I install the board file?</QUOTE>

        1. We can download .par file from link.
        2. Quartus-> files->open project ->Browse to the <project>.par file you downloaded, click next, followed by Finish, and your design template will be installed and displayed in the Project Navigator pane in Quartus

        However we have can see list of Design Templates projects (MAX10 LPDDR2, MIPI CSI2,Design Example, LPDDR2 200MHz).

        We can have our "Baseline Pinout Designs" that contain the pinout and settings for a variety of development kits.

        1. From ZIP file you can find golden_top.qsf & golden_top.v files under max10-10m50-eval-board-complete-kit-document\board pin-out.
        2. Quartus->Open project->Browser to max10-10m50-eval-board-complete-kit-document\board pin-out folder -> select All files (Now we can see golden_top.v & golden_top.qsf file)-> select golden_top.qsf file ->open-> you will see New Project Wizard -> Next->you will see project name and working directory ->Next->select empty project ->Next->Next->device->device family ->max 10 ->select 10M50DAF484C6GES -> Next ->Next->finish

        Now you have basic Baseline Pinout Designs.

        Let me know if this has helped resolve the issue you are facing or if you need any further assistance.

        Regards

        Anand