Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA - Manual (Page 6)

1–2 Chapter 1: About This Kit
Kit Features
Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit September 2014 Altera Corporation
User Guide
The Quartus II Development Kit Edition (DKE) software includes the following items:
■ Quartus II Software—The Quartus II software, including the Qsys system
integration tool, provides a comprehensive environment for network on a chip
(NoC) design. The Quartus II software integrates into nearly any design
environment and provides interfaces to industry-standard EDA tools.
■ MegaCore ® IP Library—A library that contains Altera IP MegaCore functions. You
can evaluate MegaCore functions by using the OpenCore Plus feature to do the
following:
■ Simulate behavior of a MegaCore function within your system.
■ Verify functionality of your design, and quickly and easily evaluate its size and
speed.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include
MegaCore functions.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
1 The OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation feature is an evaluation tool for
prototyping only. You must purchase a license to use a MegaCore function
in production.
f For more information about OpenCore Plus, refer to AN 320: OpenCore Plus
Evaluation of Megafunctions .
Nios ® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)—A full-featured set of tools that allows you to
develop embedded software for the Nios II processor, which you can include in your
Altera FPGA designs.
Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit Installer
The license-free Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit installer includes all the
documentation and design examples for the kit.
For information on installing the Development Kit Installer, refer to “Installing the
Development Kit” on page 3–2 .