Altera Arria GX - Manual (Page 3)

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Preliminary
Contents
Chapter 1. About This Kit
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1–1
Kit Features ............................................................................................................................................. 1–1
Documentation ....................................................................................................................................... 1–2
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2–1
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................................... 2–1
Check the Kit Contents .................................................................................................................... 2–2
Inspect the Board .............................................................................................................................. 2–2
Hardware Requirements ................................................................................................................. 2–3
Software Requirements ................................................................................................................... 2–4
Software Installation ............................................................................................................................. 2–4
Installing the Arria GX Development Kit CD-ROM Contents .................................................. 2–4
Installing the Quartus II Software and MegaCore Functions .................................................... 2–6
Licensing Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 2–7
Using the Demo Application and Example Design .......................................................................... 2–7
Data Flow Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 2–7
Install Drivers and Arria GX Development Board ...................................................................... 2–8
Finish Installing the Drivers and the Development Board ........................................................ 2–9
Run the Demo Application ............................................................................................................. 2–9
Using the Arria GX Development Board for Your Applications .................................................. 2–11
PCI Express Applications .............................................................................................................. 2–11
Non-PCI Express Applications ..................................................................................................... 2–12
Appendix A. Programming the Development Board
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... A–1
Hardware Setup .................................................................................................................................... A–1
Using the Parallel Flash Loader .......................................................................................................... A–2
Launch the Quartus II Development Tool ................................................................................... A–3
Prepare Application File for Downloading ................................................................................. A–3
Set Up the Programming Download ............................................................................................ A–7
Additional Information
Revision History ............................................................................................................................... Info–i
How to Contact Altera ..................................................................................................................... Info–i
Typographic Conventions ............................................................................................................... Info–i