Altera High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition - Manual (Page 34)

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Stratix GX DDR SDRAM Interface High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition User Guide
Test Setup
Perform the following steps to set up the test.
1. Remove power from the board.
2. Insert the DDR DIMM module in the location defined in Figure 4–3.
Figure 4–3. Inserting DDR DIMM
3. Attach one end of the RS-232 cable to your PC’s COM 1 port and the
other end to the bottom connector of the RS-232 serial port on the
board.
4. Set the board’s switches as shown in Table 4–1 for this test.
5. Supply power to the board.
6. Confirm that the Stratix GX device has finished configuration (the
GX_CONF_DONE (D7) LED illuminates).
Run the Stratix GX DDR SDRAM Interface Test
Perform the following steps to run the test.
1. Choose Programs > Altera > SOPC Builder <version> > SOPC
Builder SDK Shell
(Windows Start menu).
1
This shell may be named Nios SDK Shell in older versions
of the Nios embedded processor.
2. Change to the Nios SOFs directory by typing the following
command:
cd /Stratix_GX_kit/Test_designs/Nios_test_designs/
Nios_sofs r
3. Type nr -t r to open a terminal window that connects to COM 1.