Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA - Manual (Page 22)

6–6 Chapter 6: Board Test System
Using the Board Test System
Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit October 2012 Altera Corporation
User Guide
The following sections describe the controls on the GPIO tab.
Character LCD
The Character LCD controls allow you to display text strings on the character LCD on
your board. Type text in the text boxes and then click Display.
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If you exceed the 16 character display limit on either line, a warning message appears.
User DIP Switches
The read-only User DIP switches control displays the current positions of the
switches in the user DIP switch bank. Change the switches on the board to see the
graphical display change accordingly.
User LEDs
The User LEDs control displays the current state of the user LEDs. Click the graphical
representation of the LEDs to turn the board LEDs on and off. You can click ALL to
turn on and off all of the user LEDs at once.
Push Button Switches
The read-only Push Button switches control displays the current state of the board
user push buttons. Press a push button on the board to see the graphical display
change accordingly.