Altera High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About this User Guide ............................................................................ vii
How to Find Information ...................................................................................................................... vii
How to Contact Altera ........................................................................................................................... vii
Typographic Conventions .................................................................................................................... viii
Section I. Introduction
Revision History ....................................................................................................................... Section I–i
Chapter 1. About this Kit
General Description ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 1–2
Documentation ....................................................................................................................................... 1–3
Section II. Getting Started
Revision History ...................................................................................................................... Section II–i
Chapter 2. Before You Begin
Development Kit Contents ................................................................................................................... 2–1
Inspect the Board ................................................................................................................................... 2–2
Software Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 2–2
Set Up Licensing .................................................................................................................................... 2–4
Next Steps ............................................................................................................................................... 2–4
Chapter 3. Board Setup
Required Hardware ............................................................................................................................... 3–3
Power Up the Board & View the XCVR Eye ..................................................................................... 3–3
Chapter 4. Run the Preloaded Diagnostic Tests
User I/O .................................................................................................................................................. 4–1
Required Hardware ......................................................................................................................... 4–2
Test Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 4–2
Run the User I/O Test ..................................................................................................................... 4–3
Stratix GX DDR SDRAM Interface ...................................................................................................... 4–5
Required Hardware & Software .................................................................................................... 4–5
Test Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 4–6
Run the Stratix GX DDR SDRAM Interface Test ......................................................................... 4–6