Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit and Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite

The Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit offers a quick and simple approach to develop custom ARM* processor-based SoC designs accompanied by Intel's low-power, cost-sensitive Cyclone® V FPGA fabric.

Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit and Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite

This kit supports a wide range of functions, such as:

  • Processor and FPGA prototyping and power measurement
  • Industrial networking protocols
  • Motor control applications1
  • Acceleration of image- and video-processing applications1
  • PCI Express* (PCIe) x4 lane with ~1,000 MBps transfer rate (endpoint or rootport)

1Application-specific daughtercards, available separately, supporting a wide range of I/O and interface standards.

Table 1. Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit Ordering Information

Ordering Code Find Distributor  Ordering Information
DK-DEV-5CSXC6N Intel® Solutions Marketplace The Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit features a 5CSXFC6D6F31C6N SoC.
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Note:

Buyer represents that it is a product developer, software developer or system integrator and acknowledges that this product is an evaluation kit that is not FCC authorized, is made available solely for evaluation and software development, and may not be resold.

Development Kit Contents

The Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit features the following:

  • Cyclone® V SX development board
  • Featured devices
  • Cyclone® V SX SoC—5CSXFC6D6F31C6N (SoC)
  • MAX® V CPLD—5M2210ZF256C4N (system controller)
  • MAX® II CPLD—EPM570GF100 (embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II)
  • FPGA configuration sources
  • Embedded Intel® FPGA Download Cable II (JTAG)
  • EPCQ flash (PFL)
  • Hard processor system (HPS)
  • FPGA memory
  • 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM (32 bit)
  • FPGA I/O interfaces
  • 2X 10/100 Megabit Ethernet PHYs (EtherCAT)
  • PCIe* Gen1 x4 female connector
  • Universal high-speed mezzanine card (HSMC)—x4 transceivers, x16 TX LVDS, x16 RX LVDS
  • One serial digital interface (SDI) channel
  • Four SMAs for one transceiver channel
  • 4X push buttons
  • 2X switches
  • 4X LEDs
  • HPS boot sources
  • 128 MB quad serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory
  • Removable micro-SD card flash memory
  • FPGA
  • HPS memory
  • 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM (32 bit) with error correction code (ECC)
  • 128 MB quad SPI flash memory
  • Micro-SD card socket with 4 GB micro-SD card flash device
  • HPS I/O interfaces
  • 1X USB 2.0 On-the-Go (OTG)
  • 1X 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet (10MbE/100MbE/1000MbE)
  • 1X CAN
  • 1X UART (UART to USB bridge)
  • 1X real-time clock (with battery backup)
  • 1X two-line text LCD
  • 1-/2-channel, 20 bit delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (Linear Technology LTC2422)
  • 4X push buttons
  • 4X switches
  • 4X LEDs
  • Clocking
  • Four-output programmable clock generator for FPGA reference clock inputs
  • 125 MHz LVDS oscillator for FPGA reference clock input
  • 148.5 MHz LVDS programmable voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO) for FPGA reference clock input
  • 50 MHz single-ended oscillator for FPGA and MAX® V FPGA clock input
  • 100 MHz single-ended oscillator for MAX® V FPGA configuration clock input
  • SMA input for HPS clock
  • Power
  • Laptop DC input 14—20 V adapter
  • System monitoring circuit
  • Power (voltage, current, wattage)
  • HSMC breakout board
  • HSMC loopback board
  • Mechanical
  • Board dimensions—8.19” x 5.22”
  • Cyclone® V SX FPGA Development Kit software content (downloadable from Table 2)
  • Design examples
  • Board test system (BTS)1
  • Golden System Reference Design with Board Update Portal web server
  • Complete documentation (see Table 2)
  • Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite ›
  • Arm* Development Studio for Intel® SoC FPGA (Arm* DS for Intel® SoC FPGA) is sold separately, replacing Arm* Development Studio 5 (Arm* DS5) - check Download Center for details2
  • Hardware-to-software handoff tools
  • Linux run-time software for application development
  • SoC hardware libraries for firmware development
  • Application examples

1 Watch the video to learn more.

2 License for Arm* DS for Intel® SoC FPGA is sold separately - check the Download Center for details.

Table 2. Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit Documentation

Document Description Version
Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit User Guide (PDF) › Information about setting up the Cyclone® V SoC Development Board and using the included software. 1.2
Cyclone® V SoC Development Board Reference Manual (PDF) Detailed information about board components and interfaces. 2.3
Cyclone® V SoC Development Board Schematic (PDF) Revision E PCB schematic. Rev. E
Kit Installation (EXE) (Windows) Full installation of all files for Cyclone® V SoC production board, Rev E PCB featuring an Intel® Enpirion® power supply. Includes reference manual, user guide, quick start guide, BOM, layout, PCB, schematics, Golden System Reference Design including Board Update Portal Web application, board test system example designs, and more. 14.1
Kit Installation (EXE) (Windows) Full installation of all files for Cyclone® V SoC production board, Rev D PCB featuring an Intel® Enpirion® power supply. Includes reference manual, user guide, quick start guide, BOM, layout, PCB, schematics, Golden System Reference Design including Board Update Portal Web application, board test system example designs, and more. 14.0.2

Kit Installation (EXE) (Windows)

Kit Installation (ZIP) (Linux)

 Full installation of all files for Cyclone® V SoC ES board, Rev C PCB. Includes reference manual, user guide, quick start guide, BOM, layout, PCB, schematics, Golden System Reference Design including Board Update Portal Web application, board test system example designs, and more.  
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