First Agilex5 Reference Design Falcon 25.3 - ArrowElectronics/Agilex-5 GitHub Wiki

Introduction

This reference design uses only FPGA fabric resources. A differential 25MHz clock drives a 25-bit counter. When bit 24 gets set, it triggers a 3-bit shift register to march a "0" in a loop, and the counter resets to 0. This 3-bit output, drives the 3 LED colors in RGB_LED0. Additionally, the FPGA_PB2 and FPGA_PB3 push-buttons are tied directly to the Green and Blue LEDs of RGB_LED1.

Prerequisites

• Review Getting Started
• Host machine running Linux or Windows.
• Internet connection to download the tools and clone the repositories from github. If you are behind a firewall you will need your system administrator to enable you to get to the git trees.
• Quartus Prime Pro version 25.3

Set up the Environment

Open a shell (niosv command shell for Windows)

    $ mkdir axe5_falcon

Build the Reference Design

This can be built under Windows or Linux.

Clone the repository. Open a shell (niosv command shell for Windows)

    $ cd axe5_falcon
    $ git clone -b QPDS25.3_REL_GSRD_PR https://github.com/ArrowElectronics/refdes-agilex5 refdes-agilex5
    $ cd refdes-agilex5/axe5_falcon/first_agilex5_refdes

Open Quartus and load the Project located in the folder shown above

    $ File --> Open Project. Select axe5_falcon_top.qpf

Add pin assignments

    $ View --> Tcl Console
    $ In the Tcl Console window type 'source sources/axe5_falcon_pin_assignment.tcl' and press Enter

Compile the Quartus project

    $ Processing --> Start Compilation

The following file is created:

• axe5_falcon/refdes-agilex5/axe5_falcon/first_agilex5_refdes/output_files/axe5_falcon_top.sof

Configure the Board for the Demo

The following components are required for the demo:

• AXE5-Falcon (TEI0183) development board,
• 12VDC 40W power supply
• USB Type C cable

Depending on the kit revision, additional components may need to be obtained. Please click on this link to review.

Assemble the Hardware

• Plug the Arrow-USB-Blaster (TEI0004-02) into J34 with the USB connector facing to the right.

• Connect the power supply to the AXE5-Falcon J29 barrel connector
• Plug the AC-DC adapter into an AC outlet

Program the FPGA configuration file

The FPGA JTAG chain will expose 1 or 2 endpoints when Auto Detected from the programmer. Follow the appropriate instructions to program the Agilex 5 FPGA for either scenario.

Open the Quartus Programmer

    $ Tools --> Programmer

Detect the JTAG chain

    $ Processing --> Auto Detect

Option 1: One Device

Option 2: Two Devices

Select the A5EC065BB32AE4SR0 device in the topology diagram

Program the device

    $ Edit --> Change File. Select output_files/axe5_falcon_top.sof
    $ Click the 'Program/Configure' check box.
    $ Processing --> Start

This will take a few seconds to complete.

Run the demo

RGB_LED0 will begin cycling through Red --> Green --> Blue when the sof file has been downloaded. Press the FPGA_PB2 button to illuminate RGB_LED1 in green and the FPGA_PB3 button to illuminate RGB_LED1 in blue.