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Store custom keys on SDM Agilex3
Hi I know it's possible to store encryption and siging keys on the SDM for fpga firmware decryption and authentication, but is it possible to store my own keys on it? I will use the key to decrypt my own software files on the HPS, so I need some way to send the ecrypted software to the SDM then the SDM will use the key to decrypt it and send it back. Is there any documentation or tutorial for this?
Release 26.1.1
Version: Release 26.1.1 PRO Quartus Build/TAG: B130/QPDS26.1.1_REL_GSRD_PR Release Date: August 17, 2026 Device Affected: Agilex™ 3, Agilex™ 5, Agilex™ 7, Startix® 10 Release Type: Major release/Binary release Binary Release Path: http://releases.rocketboards.org/2026.08/ Release Page: https://github.com/altera-fpga/gsrd-socfpga/releases/tag/QPDS26.1.1_REL_GSRD_PR Major Features Released Agilex™ 5 XEN Hypervisor 5 System Example Design https://altera-fpga.github.io/rel-26.1.1/virtualization/hypervisors/xen/ug-xen-agx5e-premium-065b/ , https://altera-fpga.github.io/rel-26.1.1/virtualization/hypervisors/xen/ug-xen-agx5e-premium-065a/ Agilex™ 5 RYO OPTE System Example Design Agilex™ 5 Quartus Reference Design using VDS Agilex™ 3 Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN): PHY configuration 2 (RGMII from FPGA HVIO) System Example Design Agilex™ 5 Performance Optimized Baseline SED support Agilex™ 5 DataMover / Bridge and Memory Benchmark System Example Design https://altera-fpga.github.io/rel-26.1.1/embedded-designs/agilex-5/e-series/premium-065a/data-mover/ug-data-mover-agx5e-premium-065a/ Agilex™ 3 support of FreeRTOS Agilex™ 5 Terasic DE25-Nano Board System Example DesignHow to Generate Altera HAL for HPS?
Hi, I am using Quartus 26.1 with the Agilex 5 Modular Development Kit (Device number: A5ED065BB32AE6SR0) and I have a few questions about BSP Generation for Hard Processor System (HPS). For reference I am following the Quartus Prime Pro Edition Version 26.1 User Guide. 1. How do I generate Altera HAL for HPS? When I use the BSP Editor in platform designer, I can only generate the system.h file that only has macros for EMIF, even though other peripherals are also connected to the HPS. How do I generate macros for the H2F bridges and HAL API Files for the HPS? 2. How do I input a SOPCINFO file into the BSP Editor? The Quartus Prime Pro Edition User Guide shows that I should be able to input SOPCINFO file as the system file (see above image) but Quartus only gives me the options of QSYS and IP file (see below image). Thank you for the help!Agilex 5/3 FreeRTOS SMP Support
Stable Version: v25.4 Quartus Version: 25.4 Supported devices: Agilex™ 3 and Agilex™ 5 Source : https://github.com/Ignitarium-Technology/freertos-socfpga Branch/Tag: v25.4-SMP Release Date: March 30, 2026 Hello Everyone, FreeRTOS port for A55/A76 HPS now supports SMP. visit the GitHub page for instructions on how to get started. Features and comments Features Agilex3 Agilex5 Agilex3 SMP Agilex5 SMP (A55 x 2 or A76 x 2) Supported features Limitations/ Known issues A55 boot Yes Yes Yes Yes Single core boot, Dual core SMP A76 boot NA Yes NA Yes Single core boot, Dual core SMP QSPI boot Yes Yes Yes Yes SD boot Yes Yes Yes Yes eMMC boot Yes Yes Yes Yes NAND boot No No No No Clk mngr driver Yes Yes Yes Yes API to get clock speed of different blocks Reset mngr driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Peripheral reset assert/de-assert DMA driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Memory to memory transfer Only support memory to memory GPIO driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Write, read and interrupt support Timer driver Yes Yes Yes Yes User defined and free running modes UART driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Full duplex Tx and Rx DMA not supported (Planned for future release I2C driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Master mode write and read Standard and fast modes DMA not supported (Planned for future release I3C driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Master mode write and read i3c and legacy i2c devices IBI not supported (Planned for future release) SPI driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Master mode write and read DMA is not supported QSPI driver Yes Yes Yes Yes QSPI flash read/write/erase NAND driver No No No No SDM mailbox driver Yes Yes Yes Yes SDM commands with SIP_SVC SMMU enable support Yes Yes Yes Yes Static identity mapping for cache coherency SDMMC driver Yes Yes Yes Yes standard and HS speeds SDMMC and eMMC devices Fat FS support Ethernet stack Yes Yes Yes Yes TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP and DHCP IPv4 and IPv6 support USB 2.0 stack NT Yes NT Yes USB mass storage class Tested with a custom board and SOF USB 3.1 stack NT Yes NT Yes USB mass storage operation WDT diver Yes Yes Yes Yes interrupt or reset on timer expiry EDAC support Yes Yes Yes Yes Error injection and detection for EMAC, USB and QSPI blocks OCRAM not supported IOSSM driver Yes Yes Yes Yes Error injection and detection Bridge driver NT Yes NT Yes Enable, Disable Reboot mngr Yes Yes Yes Yes Warm/Cold reboot FPGA manager Yes Yes Yes Yes FPGA configuration Yes: Feature available and tested, No: Feature not available in SDK, NA : Not applicable , NT: Not tested Note: If you find any issues, please raise an issue in the GitHub page. For more support/assistance visit our website .
Agilex3 ip fragmented packets gets corrupted
Hi I have a problem where the agilex3 HPS is not able to correctly reassemble ip-fragmented packets, I have included two pcaps one that show what the host is sending to the agilex and one that show the reception on the agilex. As you can see in the agilex.pcapng some of the packets gets corrupted in strange ways and gets wrong checksum. I use the DK-A3W135BM16AEA: Agilex® 3 FPGA and SoC C-Series Development Kit and has based my project on this example: https://altera-fpga.github.io/rel-25.3.1/embedded-designs/agilex-3/c-series/gsrd/ug-gsrd-agx3/ Anybody know whats going on here?
Agilex 5E HPS and Linux
Hi. 1. Is there a simple method to run two Linux systems on HPS, i.e.: Linux 1 - 2xA55 and Linux 2 - 2xA76 with different sets of peripherals? 2. Is it possible to use one Ethernet port by these two Linux systems. 3. Is there a simple method for communication between these two Linux systems?F2SDRAM test inquiries.
Hi Guys, I am testing the F2SDRAM bridge. 32 bit address, 256bits data. Due to recurring missing Verilog file errors for the Qsys adapter IP whenever switching PCs, I removed the adapter earlier and am currently testing by directly exporting f2s from the HPS to the top level. I implemented tester logic on the FPGA side to write and read 256-bit data once per transaction (len=0) for 2048 comparisons, but the B channel signal keeps returning 2'b11 (DECERR). I implemented the tester logic on the FPGA side to perform 2,048 read/write comparison cycles with 256-bit data in single-beat transactions (len=0) using a base address of 0x8000_0000. However, I am at a loss because the B channel signal continuously returns 2'b11 (DECERR). Debugging this solely based on the B channel response is quite challenging. For reference, I am currently running this test on an 013b devkit using the GHRD Linux Reference Design, triggering the start signal via Signal Probe after the kernel has fully booted up Could this be an issue with sideband signals or the kernel driver? Gemini suggests that the bridge might be in reset or it could be due to SMMU. I have already disabled SMMU. As expected, learning and applying new technology is always tough. Thank.
