How to contact altera, Typographic conventions – Altera ByteBlaster II User Manual
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Info–3
How to Contact Altera
© July 2008
Altera Corporation
ByteBlaster II Download Cable User Guide
How to Contact Altera
For the most up-to-date information about Altera® products, refer to the following
table.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the typographic conventions shown below.
Table Info–2. How to Contact Altera
Contact Method
Address
Technical support
Website
Technical training
Website
Product literature
Website
Altera literature services
Non-technical support (General)
(Software Licensing)
Note to
(1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative.
Table Info–3. Typographic Conventions
(Part 1 of 2)
Visual Cue
Meaning
Bold Type with Initial Capital
Letters
Command names, dialog box titles, checkbox options, and dialog box options are shown
in bold, initial capital letters. Example: Save As dialog box.
bold type
External timing parameters, directory names, project names, disk drive names, filenames,
filename extensions, and software utility names are shown in bold type. Examples: f
MAX
,
\qdesigns directory, d: drive, chiptrip.gdf file.
Italic Type with Initial Capital
Letters
Document titles are shown in italic type with initial capital letters. Example: AN 75:
High-Speed Board Design.
Italic type
Internal timing parameters and variables are shown in italic type.
Examples: t
PIA
, n + 1.
Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets (< >) and shown in italic type. Example:
Initial Capital Letters
Keyboard keys and menu names are shown with initial capital letters. Examples: Delete
key, the Options menu.
“Subheading Title”
References to sections within a document and titles of on-line help topics are shown in
quotation marks. Example: “Typographic Conventions.”
Courier type
Signal and port names are shown in lowercase Courier type. Examples:
data1
,
tdi
,
input.
Active-low signals are denoted by suffix
n
, for example,
resetn
.
Anything that must be typed exactly as it displays is shown in Courier type. For example:
c:\qdesigns\tutorial\chiptrip.gdf
. Also, sections of an actual file, such as a
Report File, references to parts of files (for example, the AHDL keyword
SUBDESIGN
), as
well as logic function names (e.g.,
TRI
) are shown in Courier.
1., 2., 3., and
a., b., c., etc.
Numbered steps are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is important,
such as the steps listed in a procedure.
■ ●
•
Bullets are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important.
v
The checkmark indicates a procedure that consists of one step only.