Preparing the board, Running the board test system, Using the board test system – Altera Cyclone III LS FPGA User Manual
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Chapter 6: Board Test System
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Preparing the Board
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Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit User Guide
Preparing the Board
With the power to the board off, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the USB cable to the board.
2. Verify the settings for the board settings DIP switch bank (SW2) match
3. Set the PGM/USER LOAD switch (SW2.6) to the off position.
4. Verify the settings for the JTAG jumper blocks (J11 and J12) match
. These settings determine the devices to include in the JTAG chain.
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For more information about the board’s DIP switch and jumper settings,
refer to the
5. Turn the power to the board on. The board loads the design stored in the user
portion of flash memory into the FPGA. If your board is still in the factory
configuration or if you have downloaded a newer version of the Board Test
System to flash memory through the Board Update Portal, the design that tests the
GPIO, SRAM, and flash memory loads.
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To ensure operating stability, keep the USB cable connected and the board powered on
when running the demonstration application. The application cannot run correctly
unless the USB cable is attached and the board is on.
Running the Board Test System
To run the application, navigate to the
run the BoardTestSystem.exe application.
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On Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Cyclone III LS FPGA
Development Kit
<version> > Board Test System to run the application.
A GUI appears, displaying the application tab that corresponds to the design running
in the FPGA. The Cyclone III LS FPGA development board’s flash memory ships
preconfigured with the design that corresponds to the Config, GPIO, and
SRAM&Flash
tabs.
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If you power up your board with the PGM/USER LOAD switch (SW2.6) in the on
position, or if you load your own design into the FPGA with the Quartus II
Programmer, you receive a message prompting you to configure your board with a
valid Board Test System design. Refer to
for information about
configuring your board.
Using the Board Test System
This section describes each control in the Board Test System application.