Is my Arria 10 bricked? Can't access JTAG chain

Question

I typically program my Arria 10 SoC FPGA kits via (network) JTAG server.

This gave no problems for a long time. One day, I programmed two boards. After that, I got a blinking red led D17 : MAX_ERROR -> "Board abnormal indicator".

According to the manual, this LED corresponds to the system Max v on the board. Even though this chip was not in the programming chain at the time, I reflashed it with the stock firmware. However the behaviour did not change.

What I observe is a blinking red led upon boot, and it continues like this forever. I cannot access the board via USB JTAG, nor with the USB blaster that connects to the pin header.

Help please! :S

anandraj_s_intel · Answer

Hi,D17 Red LED illuminates when the FPGA configuration from flash memory fails, monitor nStatus and conf_done signals.Check the J58 jumper and msel settings.Hope you have followed steps from-&gt; topic "System Controller Configuration" from https://www.intel.com/content/dam/altera-www/global/en_US/pdfs/literature/ug/ug-a10-soc-devkit.pdfLet me know if you need any further assistance.Best Regards,Anand Raj Shankar(This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)

swapnil_29 · Answer

@AnandRaj_S_Intel 
I have had the similar issue when LED for MAX_ERROR keeps glowing and after 1 minute board switches off. Not sure what is going on. Pls help. This is for Stratix 10 GX based board!!!! Tagging @Vivek_tiwari 
https://community.intel.com/t5/FPGA-SoC-And-CPLD-Boards-And/Configuration-Error-in-Stratix-10-After-programming-jic-file/m-p/1289096

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