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Sonoma (MAXREFDES14#) ZedBoard Quick Start Guide

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4. Procedure

1. Connect the Sonoma board to the JA1 port of a ZedBoard as shown in

Figure 1

.

2. Connect J14 and J17 connectors of the ZedBoard to the computer with Micro-

USB cables.

3. Connect the AC power supply and the load to the Sonoma board as shown in

Figure 4

.

4. Power up the ZedBoard by sliding the SW8 switch on the ZedBoard to the ON

position.

5. Download the latest RD14V01_00.ZIP file at

www.maximintegrated.com/sonoma

. All files available for download are

available at the bottom of the page.

6. Extract the RD14V01_00.ZIP file to a directory on your PC. The location is

arbitrary but the maximum path length limitation in Windows (260 characters)
should not be exceeded.

In addition, the Xilinx tools require the path to not contain any spaces.

C:\Do Not Use Spaces In The Path\RD14V01_00.ZIP

(This path has spaces.)


For the purposes of this document, it will be C:\designs\maxim\RD14V01_00\.
See

Appendix A: Project Structure and Key Filenames

in this document for

the project structure and key filenames.

Figure 4. Sonoma Power and Load Connections