Intel Agilex Series

• The Avalon-ST x8 configuration scheme uses SDM I/O pins. The Avalon-ST x16 and x32 configuration schemes use
dedicated SDM I/O pins and dual-purpose I/O pins. Refer to the SDM Pin Mapping for more information.
• To reduce configuration file size and support smaller memory sizes, and enable faster configuration, the Intel Quartus
Prime software compresses the configuration data. All Intel Agilex devices compress the configuration bitstream. This
feature is always enabled. When specifying an encrypted configuration bitstream, the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition
software compresses the configuration bitstream before encryption.
• A specific PCIe block included in the Intel Agilex device supports CvP.
Related Information
• SDM Pin Mapping on page 28
• Intel Agilex Power Management User Guide
1.2.1.1. Updating the SDM Firmware
When you generate a configuration bitstream using the File ➤ Programming File Generator menu item, the bitstream
assembler adds all firmware (including the SDM firmware) that matches the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition Release to the
bitstream generated from the .sof.
Depending on the configuration scheme you specify the resulting file can be in any of the following formats:
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Raw Binary File, .rbf
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Programmer Object File, .pof
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JTAG Indirect Configuration, .jic
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Raw Programming Data, .rpd
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Jam*Standard Test and Programming Language (STAPL) STAPL, .jam
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Jam Byte Code, .jbc
For more information about the output file types, refer to the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Programmer.
Newer versions of the Intel Quartus Prime software typically include new or updated SDM features implemented in firmware.
When regenerating your configuration bitstream, Intel recommends using the latest version of the Intel Quartus Prime Pro
Edition Software which includes the latest firmware. You do not need to recompile your .sof to use the firmware from a
newer version of the Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition Software. You can simply regenerate your configuration bitstream with
the new version of the Programming File Generator.
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