Altera Stratix III - Manual (Page 11)

© August 2008 Altera Corporation Stratix III Development Kit User Guide
3. Software Installation
Introduction
The instructions in this section explain how to install the following:
■ Stratix III Development Kit CD-ROM
■ Stratix III Development Kit demo application and drivers
■ The Quartus II Software (DKE) on the DVD, including MegaCore functions from
the MegaCore IP Library
1 Before starting the installation, verify that you have complied with the conditions
described in
“Software Requirements” on page 2–3 .
Installing the Development Kit CD-ROM
The Stratix III Development Kit CD-ROM contains the following items:
■ The sample design and board design files
■ Quick Start Guide
■ My First FPGA Tutorial
■ My First Nios II Software Tutorial
■ Stratix III Development Kit User Guide (this document)
■ Stratix III Development Board Reference Manual
To install the Stratix III Development Kit CD-ROM, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Stratix III Development Kit CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
1 The CD-ROM should start an auto-install process. If it does not, browse to
the CD-ROM drive and double-click on the setup.exe file.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process.
The installation program copies the Stratix III development kit files to an installation
directory on the computer hard disk and creates a Programs > Altera > Stratix III
Development Kit
<version#> Windows Start menu shortcut. Use this shortcut later to
launch the development kit graphical user interface (GUI).
The installation program creates the directory structure shown in Figure 3–1 for the
Stratix III development kit files. In this user guide, <path> refers to <installation
directory>\stratixIII_3sl150_dev when locating the development kit files.