Altera Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition - Manual (Page 25)

Altera Corporation Development Board Version 1.0. 3–1
July 2010 Preliminary
3. Nios II Processor Systems
The board in the Nios II Embedded Evaluation kit is comprised of the
components shown in the
Figure 3–1 below.
Figure 3–1. Block Diagram of Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition
If you examine your Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III
Edition, you will find that it is comprised of 2 boards, the Cyclone III
FPGA Starter Board and the LCD Multimedia Daughtercard. On the
Cyclone III FPGA Starter board resides the Cyclone III 3c25 FPGA which
configures from flash with the Nios II Standard Processor System on
startup.
1 The HSMC Connector shown in Figure 3–1 is actually a flex
extension cable with HSMC connectors on each end going
between the two boards. This detail was removed for simplicity.
On the LCD Multimedia Daughtercard resides a MAX II CPLD whose
function is to relay data and control signals to the various peripheral
devices as shown in the
Figure 3–1 . The MAX II CPLD performs voltage
translation and de-multiplexing of video pipeline signals to the LCD
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MAX II CPLD 24-Bit Audio Codec
10-bit VGA Video DAC
Video Decoder
PS/2 & RS-232 Ports
Touch Panel Module
10/100 Ethernet PHY
SD Card
I2C EEPROM
Cyclone III FPGA
Nios II
Processor
System
DDR SDRAM
CFI Flash
SSRAM
Buttons
&
LEDs
LCD Multimedia
Daughtercard
Cyclone III FPGA
Starter Board
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MAX II CPLD 24-Bit Audio Codec
10-bit VGA Video DAC
Video Decoder
PS/2 & RS-232 Ports
Touch Panel Module
10/100 Ethernet PHY
SD Card
I2C EEPROM
Cyclone III FPGA
Nios II
Processor
System
DDR SDRAM
CFI Flash
SSRAM
Buttons
&
LEDs
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Bus
Controller
MAX II CPLD 24-Bit Audio Codec
10-bit VGA Video DAC
Video Decoder
PS/2 & RS-232 Ports
Touch Panel Module
10/100 Ethernet PHY
SD Card
I2C EEPROM
Bus
Controller
MAX II CPLD
Bus
Controller
MAX II CPLD 24-Bit Audio Codec
10-bit VGA Video DAC
Video Decoder
PS/2 & RS-232 Ports
Touch Panel Module
10/100 Ethernet PHY
SD Card
I2C EEPROM
24-Bit Audio Codec
10-bit VGA Video DAC
Video Decoder
PS/2 & RS-232 Ports
Touch Panel Module
10/100 Ethernet PHY
SD Card
I2C EEPROM
Cyclone III FPGA
Nios II
Processor
System
DDR SDRAM
CFI Flash
SSRAM
Buttons
&
LEDs
Cyclone III FPGA
Nios II
Processor
System
Cyclone III FPGA
Nios II
Processor
System
DDR SDRAM
CFI Flash
SSRAM
Buttons
&
LEDs
DDR SDRAM
CFI Flash
SSRAM
Buttons
&
LEDs
LCD Multimedia
Daughtercard
Cyclone III FPGA
Starter Board
LCD Multimedia
Daughtercard
LCD Multimedia
Daughtercard
Cyclone III FPGA
Starter Board
Cyclone III FPGA
Starter Board