Altera Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition - Manual (Page 2)

Perform power-on test
As you unpack the box you will notice that there is
no USB Blaster. The USB circuitry is on the board.
1. Plug the supplied 12-V DC power supply into an
AC power outlet (100 V-240 V), and then connect
this power supply to the development board.
2. Connect the development board to your com-
puter using the supplied USB cable.
3. Turn on the development board power by
pressing the blue power switch.
4. Out of the box you should observe that the
application selector appears on the LCD screen.
Launch demo applications
You can launch the demo applications included in
the Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III
Edition using the touch panel.
1. The first time the kit is powered on, it will default
to the application selector.
2. Scroll through the available applications using
the touch-screen LCD display. Touch to select the
application and press “LOAD” to launch it.
3. When you are done viewing the application press
“RECONFIGURE” push button to return to the
application selector.
For more details, refer to the Nios II Embedded
Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition User Guide.
Install the design software
The Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III
Edition User Guide will guide you through the
steps to:
1. Install the following software from the accompa-
nying DVD or from the Altera® web page:
www.altera.com/download
Install ALL of the following:
• Quartus II software version 7.2 or later
• Nios II EDS, version 7.2 or later
• Altera MegaCore® IP Library, version 7.2
2. Obtain a license file
3. Install USB Blaster driver software
4. Install tutorials and examples from the Nios II
evaluation kit CD ROM
By default these files will be installed to:
/altera/72/kits/cycloneIII_3c25_niosII_eval
Evaluate the software
development tools
The Nios II EDS is a complete design suite for all
your embedded development needs.
Additionally, the Nios II EDS includes a developer’s
license for third-party software.
Directory structure
Installed directory contents
Directory name Description of contents
board_design_files Schematic, assembly, bill of materials.
documents
Kit documentation, user guides, tutorials
examples Source code for example applications
Nios II EDS
Component Description
Nios II Integrated Develop-
ment Environment (IDE) Includes text editor, compiler,
debugger and flash programmer
Micrium’s MicroC-OS II RTOS Evaluation version for real-time
operating system
NicheStack TCP/IP Network
Stack - Nios II Edition Evaluation version of
commercial grade network stack
El Camino SD Card Controller Evaluation version of SD Card
Controller
Nios II C2H compiler Evaluation version of ANSI C-to
-Hardware acceleration compiler
What’s in the box?
• Cyclone III Starter Board
– Cyclone III EP3C25F324 FPGA, 25,000 logic
elements (LEs)
– Embedded USB-Blaster™ circuitry for FPGA
configuration
– 32 Mbytes DDR SDRAM
– 1 Mbyte synchronous SRAM
– 16 Mbytes Intel P30/P33 Flash
• LCD daughter card
– 800 X 480 touch-screen LCD display
– 24-bit CD-quality audio coder/decoder
(CODEC) with line-in, line-out, and mic-in jacks
– Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
– VGA output
– Composite video input
– PS2 connector
– RS-232 connector
• Cables and accessories
– SD Card and USB to SD Card adaptor
– Type A-B USB cable
– One serial cable (RS-232), PS/2 mouse/
keyboard connectors
– 12-V power supply, international power cords
– Ethernet (RJ-45) cable (7 ft.), Ethernet
crossover adapter
• Nios ® II evaluation kit CD-ROM (with software
tutorials and examples)
• Altera Complete Design Suite DVD with the Nios II
Embedded Design Suite (EDS) and Quartus ® II
design software
Create my first software
application
Take the My First Nios II Software Tutorial located
in the \kits\cycloneIII_3c25_
niosII_eval\documents\tutorials\software_tutorials
directory
Learning resources
Additional learning resources Learning goal
My First FPGA—hardware tutorial
(located in the \kits\
cycloneIII_3c25_niosII_eval\documents\
hardware_tutorials directory) Create an FPGA
hardware design
Training*
• Developing Software for Nios II Processor
• Using the Nios II Software Learn how to use
the software
Literature*
• Nios II Software Developer’s Handbook
• Nios II Processor Handbook
• Software and hardware tutorials and
application notes
Design Examples*
• Source code provided for design examples
Develop applica-
tions using Nios II
processors
*Access resources at www.altera.com/embedded
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