Altera Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Development Kits

Altera Agilex™ 7 FPGA I-Series Development Kits are used for developing and testing cutting-edge designs. The Altera Agilex 7 kits support PCIe 5.0 x16, CXL v1.1/2.0 x16, and high-speed Ethernet configurations. The board leverages applicable IP from Intel or third parties and seamlessly integrates advanced functionalities. The boards include MCIO connectors/cables to facilitate easy connectivity to daughter cards, expanding options for additional connectivity or memory.

Features

Agilex 7 FPGA I-Series (AGIB027) device in the 2957A BGA package
- 0.8 VID-adjustable V_CC core
- R-tile transceivers supporting PCIe Gen5/CXL
- F-tile transceivers supporting 56Gbps NRZ
FPGA configuration
- Partial reconfiguration support
- Configuration via Protocol (CvP) configuration support
- Storage for two configuration images in Flash (factory and user)
- JTAG header for device programming
- Built-in Intel FPGA download cable II for device programming
Programmable clock sources
- 156.25MHz differential LVDS for F-tile (QSFPDD)
- 100.000MHz HCSL for PCIe and CXL (R-tile)
- 33.33MHz differential LVDS for memory
- 125MHz configuration clock
- 100MHz differential LVDS for I/O banks
Transceiver interfaces
- PCIe/CXL x16 interface supporting the Gen5 end-point mode connected to an x16 PCIe edge connector (gold edge fingers)
- 2x standard QSFPDD optical module interfaces connected to the F-tile transceivers
- 1x PCIe/CXL interface supporting CXL x16 or PCIe x16 at 32Gbps via MCIO connectors
Memory interfaces
- Two on-board independent single rank DDR4 x72 (ECC) channels operating at 1333MHz (DDR4-2666)
- Two DIMM sockets which are either on a single memory channel (last two OPNs) or each on independent channels
- The DIMM supports DDR4 x72 (ECC) and can operate up to DDR-3200

Communication ports
- 2x QSFPDD optical interface port
- JTAG header
- USB (Micro USB) onboard Intel FPGA download cable II
- System I²C header
Buttons, switches, and LEDs
- System reset push button
- CPU reset push button
- PCIe reset push button
- Four dedicated user LEDs
- Link LED of each QSFP28 port to indicate the link and data transceiver
- Two dedicated configuration status LEDs
Heatsink and fan
- Air-cooled heatsink assembly
- Red over-temperature warning LED indicator
Power
- PCIe input power, including the required 2x4 auxiliary power connector
- Blue power-on LED
- On/off slide power switch for benchtop operation
- Onboard power and temperature measurement circuitry
Mechanical
- PCIe standard height form factor (full height, 3/4 length, dual-width)
- 4.376" x 10.0" board size
- 2x slots height with heatsink
Maximum ambient temperature of 0°C to +35°C
HPS dedicated interfaces (only available on selected board variants)
- JTAG connected to MAX10
- I²C
- UART connected to 3-pin header