Altera Arria GX - Manual (Page 25)

Altera Corporation Getting Started User Guide A–7
October 2007 Arria GX Development Kit
Set Up the Programming Download
If you are using two computers for application development, then start
this procedure with step
7 . Otherwise, if you are using just one computer,
you must first prepare the hardware as follows:
1. Turn off Computer #1 and remove the development board from the
PCI Express slot.
2. Connect the board to the power supply provided in the kit.
3. Turn the on-board power supply switch to the ON position.
4. Power up the board.
5. Connect the USB-Blaster cable between the board and Computer #1,
now used as the Quartus II programming host computer.
6. Follow the tutorial steps to program the flash memory, starting with
step
7 . After completion of all programming steps:
a. Power down the board, remove the power supply, and set the
power supply switch to OFF.
b. Power down the computer and disconnect the USB-Blaster
cable at both ends.
c. Reinsert the board into the PCI Express slot in Computer #1 and
turn the computer ON.
7. To open the programmer, click on Programmer in the Tools menu.
8. Click the Hardware Setup button.
9. In the Hardware Setup dialog box ( Figure A–6 ), select the
download cable you are using. In this example, in the Currently
selected hardware
box, select USB-Blaster and click Close.