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8 years ago

Can one board support an Arria 10 GX *or* an Arria 10 SX?

I've looked at the vertical migration between Arria 10GX parts and I'm wondering if there is anything stopping someone from making a board that can also support an SX part. When I put the two pin-...
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8 years ago

Hello, you may have to consider the fact if you are using SX device, the HPS EMIF I/O is located on the FPGA I/O bank. Hence, it is not just the matter of the power pins and the HPS Dedicated I/Os (there are HPS 17 dedicated I/Os in Arria 10). You will need to make sure that the board reserves the HPS EMIF I/O so that the HPS in the SX device can use them