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Chapter 2: Board Components
Status Elements
Cyclone V SoC Development Board
November 2013
Altera Corporation
Reference Manual
FPGA Programming using EPCQ
The EPCQ device with non-volatile memory features a simple six-pin interface and a 
small form factor. The EPCQ supports AS x1 and x4 modes.
By default, this board has a FPP configuration scheme setting. The MAX_AS_CONF 
pin needs to be driven from the MAX V to enable the bus switch (U13) to isolate the 
EPCQ flash (U20) from the configuration bus. This happens when MSEL is 10010 or 
10011.
In AS configuration scheme, the data will be read from the EPCQ flash directly to the 
FPGA. The MAX V CPLD 5M2210 System Controller controls the nCS line of the 
EPCQ to avoid line contention on DATA4 line due to functionality sharing. In order to 
program non-volatile memory, CFI Flash or EPCQ special programming functionality 
design should be loaded into the FPGA or MAX V CPLD to allow programming using 
the Quartus II Programmer. 
Status Elements
The development board includes status LEDs. This section describes the status 
elements.
Table 2–7
lists the LED board references, names, and functional descriptions.
Table 2–7. Board-Specific LEDs
Board
Reference
Schematic Signal Name
I/O
Standard
Description
D35
Power
5.0-V
Blue LED. Illuminates when 5.0 V power is active.
D38
MAX_CONF_DONE
3.3-V
Green LED. Illuminates when the FPGA is successfully 
configured. Driven by the MAX V CPLD 5M2210 System 
Controller.
D36
MAX_ERROR
3.3-V
Red LED. Illuminates when the MAX V CPLD 5M2210 System 
Controller fails to configure the FPGA. Driven by the MAX V 
CPLD 5M2210 System Controller.
D34
MAX_LOAD
3.3-V
Green LED. Illuminates when the MAX V CPLD 5M2210 System 
Controller is actively configuring the FPGA. Driven by the MAX V 
CPLD 5M2210 System Controller.
D41
D40
D39
PGM_LED[0]
PGM_LED[1]
PGM_LED[2]
3.3-V
Green LEDs. Illuminates to indicate which hardware page loads 
from flash memory when you press the PGM_SEL push button.
D37
CVP_CONF_DONE
2.5-V
Green LED. Illuminates when the FPGA is successfully 
configured using CvP. Driven by the MAX V CPLD 5M2210 
System Controller.
D9
HSMA_PRSNTn
2.5-V
Green LED. Illuminates when HSMC port A has a board or cable 
plugged-in such that pin 160 becomes grounded. Driven by the 
add-in card.
D30, D31
D29, D28
JTAG_RX, JTAG_TX
SC_RX, SC_TX
1.8-V
Green LEDs. Illuminates to indicate USB-Blaster II receive and 
transmit activities.
D15, D14
UART_RX_LED, UART_TX_LED
3.3-V
Green LED. Illuminates to indicate UART receive and transmit 
activities.
