Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series 065A Premium Dev Kit

Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series 065A Premium Development Kit (DK-A5E065AB32AEA) is a complete platform for developing and validating high-performance FPGA and SoC designs. The Altera DK-A5E065AB32AEA integrates a wide array of connectivity options, including dual QSFP/SFP28 ports, PCIe Gen4 via FMC+, USB 3.1, and multiple Ethernet interfaces. The kit supports three memory types (DDR4 for both FPGA and HPS, and LPDDR4 for high-speed data processing), making the kit ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications.

Designed for flexibility and ease of use, the DK-A5E065AB32AEA kit includes a built-in FPGA Download Cable II, a robust Board Test System GUI, and support for expansion via HPS cards and FMC modules. With rich I/O, programmable clocks, and advanced power/thermal monitoring, the Altera Agilex 5 Premium Kit is well-suited for applications in networking, embedded vision, edge artificial intelligence (AI), and industrial automation.

Features

  • Features an Agilex 5 FPGA and SoC E-Series 065A device (Group A) with dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55 HPS
  • Includes dual QSFP and dual SFP28 (25G) ports for high-speed optical connectivity
  • Supports PCIe Gen4 x4 via FMC+ connector and USB 3.1 via HPS expansion board
  • Offers three memory interfaces
    • 8GB DDR4 for FPGA
    • 8GB DDR4 for HPS
    • 4GB LPDDR4 for FPGA
  • Provides multiple Ethernet options, including RGMII and SGMII with PHYs
  • Integrated Board Test System (BTS) GUI for diagnostics, clock, power, and transceiver testing
  • Built-in FPGA Download Cable II and JTAG header for flexible programming
  • Includes MIPI interface, SMA connectors, and user-configurable switches and LEDs
  • Ships with preloaded factory images and an SD card for HPS boot, with restore tools included
  • Includes HPS Expansion Board (EB-HPSEB), compatible with optional HPS NAND expansion board (EB-HPSNB) and optional HPS Test Board (EB-HPSTB)

Applications

  • Cable access
  • ASIC proto
  • Broadcast
  • Consumer
  • Data center cloud (public, private, and hybrid)
  • Data center OEM (IHV, ISV, SI, and VAR)
  • Defense and government
  • Industrial
    • Energy
    • Industrial manufacturing
    • Robotics
    • Vision
  • Test
  • Medical
    • Imaging
    • Lab/life sciences
    • Non-imaging patient devices
    • Ultrasound
    • Video
  • Transportation
    • Charging and non-charging infrastructures
    • Non-automotive transportation
  • Wireless
    • 5G/6G radio
    • DAS/repeater/RIS
    • NTN/fixed wireless

Specifications

  • Onboard A5ED065AB32AE1V Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series device
  • Tabletop form factor
  • 12VDC input power via keyed 2x4 connector, includes onboard hot-plug circuits and power monitoring
  • Interfaces
    • USB 3.1 Type-C® via HPS card
    • USB 2.0 micro and mini
    • PCIe Gen4 x4 via FMC
    • GPIO (HVIO and HSIO banks)
    • UART via micro USB
    • Ethernet (RGMII, SGMII)
    • 2x QSFP (4x 10G)
    • 2x SFP28 (1x 25G)
    • MIPI (3.5G)
    • JTAG
    • I2C
    • FMC+
    • SMA (clock and data)
  • Memory
    • 8GB 2400MHz DDR4 x32 with ECC for FPGA
    • 8GB 2400MHx DDR4 x32 with ECC for HPS
    • 4GB 3733MHz LPDDR4 x32 for FPGA
    • 2Gb QSPI Flash for AS x4 configuration
    • 2Gb QSPI Flash for Avalon x8 configuration
    • EEPROM
    • Micro SD card (pre-programmed)
  • Connectors
    • FMC+ connector
    • 2x QSFP cages
    • 2x SFP28 cages
    • RJ45 Ethernet (2x onboard, 1x on HPS card)
    • Micro USB
    • Mini USB
    • MIPI 22-pin
    • JTAG header
    • SMA connectors (clock/data)
    • Power input (2x4)
    • HPS card connector
    • I2C debug headers
  • Switches and LEDs
    • Power switch
    • 4x user DIP switches
    • 4x user push buttons
    • RS232 selector switch
    • HSIO debug switches
    • MSEL configuration switches
    • Factory reset button
    • Save EEPROM button
    • FPGA configuration button
    • HPS cold reset button
    • 4x user LEDs
    • Power good LED
    • FPGA configuration done LED
    • MAX 10 config done LED
    • Over-temperature LED
    • Link/activity LEDs for QSFP/SFP/Ethernet

Kit Contents

  • Main FPGA board, featuring an Agilex™ 5 FPGA and SoC E-Series Group A device
  • HPS expansion board included (EB-HPSEB)
  • Power supply and cables
  • USB cables
  • Micro SD card and reader
  • Ethernet cable

Overview

Mechanical Drawing - Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series 065A Premium Dev Kit

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Altera Agilex™ 5 FPGA E-Series 065A Premium Dev Kit
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2026-03-27 | Aktualisiert: 2026-03-27