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Installing the development kit, Installing the development kit –2 – Altera Cyclone V SoC User Manual

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Chapter 2: Software Installation

Installing the Development Kit

Cyclone V SoC Development Kit

November 2013

Altera Corporation

User Guide

Application examples that enable firmware and application software development

The SoC EDS includes an exclusive offering of the

ARM Development Studio™ 5

(DS-5™) Altera Edition Toolkit

. The ARM DS-5 combines advanced multicore

debugging capabilities with FPGA adaptivity. With Altera’s SignalTap™ II Logic
Analyzer, embedded software developers have full-chip visibility and control.

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For the steps to install the SoC EDS Design Suite, refer to the

Altera SoC Embedded

Design Suite User Guide

.

Installing the Development Kit

Perform these steps:

1. Download the Cyclone V SoC Development Kit installer from the

Cyclone V SoC

Development Kit

page of the Altera website. Alternatively, you can request a

development kit DVD from the

Altera Kit Installations DVD Request Form

page of

the Altera website.

2. Start the Cyclone V SoC Development Kit installer.

3. Choose an installation directory that is relative to the Quartus II software

installation directory. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation process.

4. For the latest issues and release notes, Altera recommends that you review the

readme.txt

located in the root directory of the kit installation.

The installation program creates the Cyclone V SoC Development Kit directory
structure shown in

Figure 2–1

.

Figure 2–1. Cyclone V SoC Development Kit Installed Directory Structure

(1)

Note to

Figure 2–1

:

(1) Early-release versions might have slightly different directory names.

documents

board_design_files

The default Windows installation directory is C:\altera\

\.

examples

factory_recovery

demos

kits

cycloneVSX_5csxfc6df31_soc