Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA - Manual (Page 5)

September 2014 Altera Corporation Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
1. About This Kit
This chapter introduces the major components of The Altera ® Cyclone ® V GT FPGA
Development Kit. This kit is a complete design environment that includes both the
hardware and software you need to develop and prototype Cyclone V GT FPGA
designs.
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit contents.
Hardware
The Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit includes the following hardware:
■ Cyclone V GT FPGA development board
■ Debug Header Breakout Board HSMC
■ Loopback Daughtercard HSMC
■ Power supply and cables:
■ Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom
■ USB cable
■ Ethernet cable
■ Mini SMB cable
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For a complete list of this kit’s contents and capabilities, refer to the Cyclone V GT
FPGA Development Kit page.
Software
The software for this kit, described in the following sections, is available on the Altera
website for immediate downloading. You can also request to have Altera mail the
software to you on DVDs.
Quartus II Software
Your kit includes a license for the Development Kit Edition (DKE) of the Quartus II
software (Windows platform only). For one year, this license entitles you to most of
the features of the Subscription Edition (excluding the IP Base Suite).
1 After the year, your DKE license will no longer be valid and you will not be permitted
to use this version of the Quartus II software. To continue using the Quartus II
software, you should download the free Quartus II Web edition or purchase a
subscription to Quartus II software. For more information, refer to the
Design
Software page of the Altera website.