Altera Arria V GX FPGA User Manual
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Appendix A: Programming the Flash Memory Device
Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings
Arria V GX FPGA Development Kit
July 2012
Altera Corporation
User Guide
1. Set the board switches to the factory default settings described in
Switch and Jumper Settings” on page 4–2
.
2. Launch the Quartus II Programmer to configure the FPGA with a .sof capable of
flash programming. Refer to
“Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II
for more information.
3. Click Add File and select
dir>\kits\arriaVGX_5agxfb3hf40es_fpga\factory_recovery\a5gxfb3_bup.sof.
4. Turn on the Program/Configure option for the added file.
5. Click Start to download the selected configuration file to the FPGA. Configuration
is complete when the progress bar reaches 100%. The Config Done LED (D16)
illuminates indicating that the flash device is ready for programming.
6. On the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS > Nios II
Command Shell
.
7. In the Nios II command shell, navigate to the
dir>\kits\arriaVGX_5agxfb3hf40es_fpga\factory_recovery directory and type
the following command to run the restore script:
./restore.sh
r
Restoring the flash memory might take several minutes. Follow any instructions
that appear in the Nios II command shell.
8. After all flash programming completes, cycle the POWER switch (SW1) off then
on.
9. Using the Quartus II Programmer, click Add File and select
dir>\kits\arriaVGX_5agxfb3hf40es_fpga\factory_recovery\a5gxfb3_bup.sof.
10. Turn on the Program/Configure option for the added file.
11. Click Start to download the selected configuration file to the FPGA. Configuration
is complete when the progress bar reaches 100%. The Config Done LED (D16)
illuminates indicating the flash memory device is now restored with the factory
contents.
12. Cycle the POWER switch (SW1) off then on to load and run the restored factory
design.
13. The restore script cannot restore the board’s MAC address automatically. In the
Nios II command shell, type the following Nios II EDS command:
nios2-terminal
r
and follow the instructions in the terminal window to generate a unique MAC
address.
f
To ensure that you have the most up-to-date factory restore files and information
about this product, re
page of the Altera
website.