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Nios II Flash Programmer User Guide
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Typographic Conventions
The following table shows the typographic conventions that this document uses.
Contact
Contact
Method
Address
Technical support
Website
Technical training
Website
Technical documentation
Website
Continued...
Non-technical support (General)
(Software Licensing)
Note:
(1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative.
Visual Cue
Meaning
Bold Type with Initial Capital Let-
ters
Command names, dialog box titles, check box options, and dialog box options are
shown in bold, initial capital letters. Example: Save As dialog box.
bold type
External timing parameters, directory names, project names, disk drive names, file
names, file name extensions, and software utility names are shown in bold type.
Examples: f
MAX
, \qdesigns directory, d: drive, chiptrip.gdf file.
Italic Type with Initial Capital Letters
Document titles are shown in italic type with initial capital letters. Example: AN 75:
High-Speed Board Design.
Italic type
Internal timing parameters and variables are shown in italic type.
Examples: t
PIA
, n + 1.
Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets (< >) and shown in italic type.
Example:
Initial Capital Letters
Keyboard keys and menu names are shown with initial capital letters. Examples:
Delete key, the Options menu.
“Subheading Title”
References to sections within a document and titles of on-line help topics are shown
in quotation marks. Example: “Typographic Conventions.”
Courier type
Signal and port names are shown in lowercase Courier type. Examples:
data1
,
tdi
,
input.
Active-low signals are denoted by suffix
n
, e.g.,
resetn
.
Anything that must be typed exactly as it appears is shown in Courier type. For exam-
ple:
c:\qdesigns\tutorial\chiptrip.gdf
. Also, sections of an actual file,
such as a Report File, references to parts of files (e.g., the AHDL keyword
SUBDE-
SIGN
), as well as logic function names (e.g.,
TRI
) are shown in Courier.
1., 2., 3., and
a., b., c., etc.
Numbered steps are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is impor-
tant, such as the steps listed in a procedure.
■
■
Bullets are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important.
v
The checkmark indicates a procedure that consists of one step only.
1
The hand points to information that requires special attention.