[PATCH v3 1/2] Add CoreCourse socfpga Board AC501

Chee, Tien Fong tienfong.chee at altera.com
Tue Jan 27 11:30:01 CET 2026


Hi Brian,

On 6/1/2026 9:13 am, Brian Sune wrote:
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>
> CoreCourse Altera GEN5 Cyclone V board
> do support different size and formfactor.
> Now introducing AC501 C5 to mainstream u-boot
> This is a UBGA-484 based board with basic
> feature. More info on [1]
>
> [1]https://corecourse.cn/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=27704&highlight=AC501
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Sune<briansune at gmail.com>
> ---
>   arch/arm/dts/Makefile                         |   1 +
>   arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts    |  86 +++
>   .../dts/socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi  |  44 ++
>   arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig                 |   7 +
>   board/corecourse/ac501soc/MAINTAINERS         |   6 +
>   board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/iocsr_config.h  | 664 ++++++++++++++++++
>   board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/pinmux_config.h | 222 ++++++
>   board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/pll_config.h    |  86 +++
>   board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/sdram_config.h  | 349 +++++++++
>   configs/socfpga_ac501soc_defconfig            |  85 +++
>   include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h            |  16 +
>   11 files changed, 1566 insertions(+)
>   create mode 100644 arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts
>   create mode 100644 arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi
>   create mode 100644 board/corecourse/ac501soc/MAINTAINERS
>   create mode 100644 board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/iocsr_config.h
>   create mode 100644 board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/pinmux_config.h
>   create mode 100644 board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/pll_config.h
>   create mode 100644 board/corecourse/ac501soc/qts/sdram_config.h
>   create mode 100644 configs/socfpga_ac501soc_defconfig
>   create mode 100644 include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
> index 3cd762977cb..2210b44f9bf 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/arm/dts/Makefile
> @@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_SOCFPGA) +=                               \
>          socfpga_cyclone5_socrates.dtb                   \
>          socfpga_cyclone5_sr1500.dtb                     \
>          socfpga_cyclone5_vining_fpga.dtb                \
> +       socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dtb                   \
>          socfpga_n5x_socdk.dtb                           \
>          socfpga_stratix10_socdk.dtb
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts b/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..2c11e2088e3
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts
> @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2025, Brian Sune
> + *
> + * based on socfpga_cyclone5_socdk.dts
> + */
> +
> +#include "socfpga_cyclone5.dtsi"
> +#include "socfpga-common-u-boot.dtsi"


Remove #include "socfpga-common-u-boot.dtsi" from socfpga_cyclone5_ac501soc.dts;
it’s already included via socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi.


> +
> +/ {
> +       model = "CoreCourse AC501SoC";
> +       compatible = "altr,socfpga-cyclone5", "altr,socfpga";
> +
> +       chosen {
> +               bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200";
> +               stdout-path = "serial0:115200n8";
> +       };
> +
> +       aliases {
> +               ethernet0 = &gmac1;
> +               udc0 = &usb1;
> +       };
> +
> +       memory {
> +               name = "memory";
> +               device_type = "memory";
> +               reg = <0x0 0x40000000>; /* 1GB */
> +       };
> +};
> +
> +&gmac1 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +       phy-mode = "rgmii";
> +
> +       rxd0-skew-ps = <420>;
> +       rxd1-skew-ps = <420>;
> +       rxd2-skew-ps = <420>;
> +       rxd3-skew-ps = <420>;
> +       txen-skew-ps = <0>;
> +       txc-skew-ps = <1860>;
> +       rxdv-skew-ps = <420>;
> +       rxc-skew-ps = <1680>;
> +};
> +
> +&gpio0 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&gpio1 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&gpio2 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&porta {
> +       bank-name = "porta";
> +};
> +
> +&portb {
> +       bank-name = "portb";
> +};
> +
> +&portc {
> +       bank-name = "portc";
> +};


Avoid duplicating nodes between DTS and -u-boot.dtsi (e.g., GPIO bank-name).

Keep board-common settings in the DTS; U-Boot–specific settings belong 
in -u-boot.dtsi


> +
> +&mmc0 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +       bootph-all;
> +};
> +
> +&usb1 {
> +       status = "okay";
> +};
> +
> +&uart0 {
> +       clock-frequency = <100000000>;
> +       bootph-all;
> +};
> +
> +&watchdog0 {
> +       status = "disabled"; +}; diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi 
> b/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi new file mode 
> 100644 index 00000000000..8d2caf69dd1 --- /dev/null +++ 
> b/arch/arm/dts/socfpga_cyclone_ac501soc-u-boot.dtsi @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ 
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ +/* + * U-Boot additions + * + * 
> Copyright Altera Corporation (C) 2015 + * Copyright (c) 2018 Simon 
> Goldschmidt + */ + +#include "socfpga-common-u-boot.dtsi"
> +
> +/{
> +       aliases {
> +               udc0 = &usb1;
> +       };
> +};
> +
> +&watchdog0 {
> +       status = "disabled";
> +};
> +
> +&mmc {
> +       bootph-all;
> +};
> +
> +&uart0 {
> +       clock-frequency = <100000000>;
> +       bootph-all;
> +};
> +
> +&uart1 {
> +       clock-frequency = <100000000>;
> +};
> +
> +&porta {
> +       bank-name = "porta";
> +};
> +
> +&portb {
> +       bank-name = "portb";
> +};
> +
> +&portc {
> +       bank-name = "portc";
> +};
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
> index f2e959b5662..1a0fcd64296 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-socfpga/Kconfig
> @@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ config TARGET_SOCFPGA_TERASIC_SOCKIT
>          bool "Terasic SoCkit (Cyclone V)"
>          select TARGET_SOCFPGA_CYCLONE5
>
> +config TARGET_SOCFPGA_CORECOURSE_AC501SOC
> +       bool "CoreCourse AC501SoC (Cyclone V)"
> +       select TARGET_SOCFPGA_CYCLONE5
> +
>   endchoice
>
>   config SYS_BOARD
> @@ -263,6 +267,7 @@ config SYS_BOARD
>          default "sr1500" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_SR1500
>          default "stratix10-socdk" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_STRATIX10_SOCDK
>          default "vining_fpga" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_SOFTING_VINING_FPGA
> +       default "ac501soc" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_CORECOURSE_AC501SOC
>
>   config SYS_VENDOR
>          default "intel" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_AGILEX7M_SOCDK
> @@ -284,6 +289,7 @@ config SYS_VENDOR
>          default "terasic" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_TERASIC_DE10_NANO
>          default "terasic" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_TERASIC_DE10_STANDARD
>          default "terasic" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_TERASIC_SOCKIT
> +       default "corecourse" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_CORECOURSE_AC501SOC
>
>   config SYS_SOC
>          default "socfpga"
> @@ -310,5 +316,6 @@ config SYS_CONFIG_NAME
>          default "socfpga_sr1500" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_SR1500
>          default "socfpga_stratix10_socdk" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_STRATIX10_SOCDK
>          default "socfpga_vining_fpga" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_SOFTING_VINING_FPGA
> +       default "socfpga_ac501soc" if TARGET_SOCFPGA_CORECOURSE_AC501SOC
>
>   endif
> diff --git a/board/corecourse/ac501soc/MAINTAINERS b/board/corecourse/ac501soc/MAINTAINERS
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..e0479c9921d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/board/corecourse/ac501soc/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
> +SOCFPGA BOARD
> +M:     Brian Sune<briansune at gmail.com>
> +S:     Maintained
> +F:     board/corecource/ac501soc/


Typo: fix path F: board/corecource/ac501soc/ → board/corecourse/ac501soc/


> +F:     include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h
> +F:     configs/socfpga_ac501soc_defconfig

[...]


> diff --git a/include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h b/include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000..1da5c866220
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/configs/socfpga_ac501soc.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2025 Brian Sune<briansune at gmail.com>
> + */
> +#ifndef __CONFIG_CORESOURCE_AC501SOC_H__
> +#define __CONFIG_CORESOURCE_AC501SOC_H__
> +
> +#include <asm/arch/base_addr_ac5.h>
> +
> +/* Memory configurations */
> +#define PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE              0x40000000      /* 1GiB */


PHYS_SDRAM_1_SIZE is legacy and not used by drivers.

Memory size should come from DT (/memory node) rather than a hard-coded 
define.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Tien Fong


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