Article ID: 000086178 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 04/18/2023

Why doesn't my Intel® Arria® 10 SoC boot using FPGA boot mode when all dedicated I/O are unused?

Environment

  • Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
  • BUILT IN - ARTICLE INTRO SECOND COMPONENT
    Description

    Due to a problem in Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro/Standard Software, OSC_CLK_1_HPS, nPOR_RST and nRST_HPS input ports are disabled by U-boot settings.

    Resolution

    1)    Move to the hps_isw_handoff folder in your design.

    2)    Open hps.xml

    3)    Find the following section.

    <csr>

        <!-- Unused pin 1 -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.input_buf_en' value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pu_drv_strg'  value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pd_drv_strg'  value='0' />

        <!-- Unused pin 2 -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.input_buf_en' value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pu_drv_strg'  value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pd_drv_strg'  value='0' />

        <!-- Unused pin 3 -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.input_buf_en' value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pu_drv_strg'  value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pd_drv_strg'  value='0' />

    4)    Replace above 3 unused settings with the following OSC_CLK_1_HPS, nPOR_HPS and nRST_HPS settings, and save hps.xml.

    <csr>

        <!-- OSC_CLK_1_HPS -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.input_buf_en' value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pu_drv_strg'  value='8' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_1.pd_drv_strg'  value='10' />

        <!-- nPOR_HPS -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.input_buf_en' value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pu_drv_strg'  value='8' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_2.pd_drv_strg'  value='10' />

        <!-- nRST_HPS -->

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.rtrim'        value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.input_buf_en' value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.wk_pu_en'     value='1' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pu_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pd_slw_rt'    value='0' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pu_drv_strg'  value='8' />

        <config name='i_io48_pin_mux_dedicated_io_grp.configuration_dedicated_io_3.pd_drv_strg'  value='10' />

    5)    Create one uboot project and make the bin file based on new handoff file

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