Altera Nios II - Manual (Page 9)

Altera Corporation 1–1
May 2007
Getting Started
Introduction Welcome to the Nios ® II development kit! The Nios II development kit is
a complete embedded systems development kit for the Nios II embedded
processor. In addition to the full-featured Nios development board, the
kit includes all the hardware and software development tools,
documentation and accessories you need to begin developing Nios II
embedded processor systems.
This user guide will familiarize you with the contents of the Nios II
development kit and walk you through setting up your Nios II
development environment. In this guide, you will:
1. Install the development tools software.
2. Set up and verify correct operation of the Nios development board.
3. Establish communication between the Nios development board and
the host PC.
4. Compile C code and download the code to the Nios development
board.
When you finish this guide, you will be ready to begin designing custom
Nios II embedded processor systems.
Before You
Begin Before proceeding, check the contents of the kit and verify that you
received the items described in this section.
Nios Development Board and Accessories
■ Nios development board
■ USB-Blaster™ download cable
■ Ethernet cable
■ Ethernet cross-over adapter
■ Ethernet PHY daughter board
■ LCD module
■ 9-pin RS-232 serial cable
■ DC power supply
■ Three regional power cables