Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity - Manual (Page 27)

Chapter 6: Board Test System 6–3
Using the Board Test System
February 2013 Altera Corporation Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,
Stratix V GT Edition User Guide
1 In Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Transceiver Signal Integrity
Development Kit, Stratix V GT Edition
<version> > Board Test System to run the
application.
A GUI appears, displaying the application tab that corresponds to the design running
in the FPGA. The development board’s flash memory ships preconfigured with the
design that corresponds to the GPIO and Flash tabs.
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If you power up your board with the PGMSEL jumper (J28) in the factory position
(jump pins 2-3), or if you load your own design into the FPGA with the Quartus II
Programmer, you receive a message prompting you to configure your board with a
valid Board Test System design. Refer to
“The Configure Menu” for information about
configuring your board.
Using the Board Test System
This section describes each control in the Board Test System application.
The Configure Menu
Use the Configure menu ( Figure 6–2 ) to select the design you want to use. Each design
example tests different functionality that corresponds to one or more application tabs.
To configure the FPGA with a test system design, perform the following steps:
1. On the Configure menu, click the configure command that corresponds to the
functionality you wish to test.
2. In the dialog box that appears, click Configure to download the corresponding
design’s Raw Binary File (.rbf) to the FPGA. The download process usually takes
less than a minute.
3. When configuration finishes, close the Quartus II Programmer, if open. The design
begins running in the FPGA. The corresponding GUI application tabs that
interface with the design are now enabled.
The System Info Tab
The System Info tab shows information about the board’s current configuration.
Figure 6–1 on page 6–1 shows the System Info tab. The tab displays the contents of
the MAX II registers, the JTAG chain, the board’s MAC address, the flash memory
map, and other details stored on the board.
The following sections describe the controls on the System Info tab.
Figure 6–2. The Configure Menu