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+Altera's SoCFPGA platform device tree bindings
+---------------------------------------------
+
+Boards with Cyclone 5 SoC:
+Required root node properties:
+compatible = "altr,socfpga-cyclone5", "altr,socfpga";
+
+Boards with Arria 5 SoC:
+Required root node properties:
+compatible = "altr,socfpga-arria5", "altr,socfpga";
+
+Boards with Arria 10 SoC:
+Required root node properties:
+compatible = "altr,socfpga-arria10", "altr,socfpga";