Altera Nios Development Board - Manual (Page 46)

C–2 Altera Corporation
September 2004
Connecting the LCD Screen
Figure C–1. Point-to-Point Connection
Connecting the
LCD Screen Your Nios II development kit was delivered with a two-line x 16-
character LCD text screen. The web-server software displays useful status
and progress messages on this display. If you wish to use the network
features of the board, connect the LCD screen to the Expansion Prototype
Connector (J12), as shown in
Figure C–2 . See the Nios II Development Kit,
Getting Started User Guide for details.
Figure C–2. Expansion Prototype Header - J12
Obtaining an IP
Address In order to function on a network (either LAN or point-to-point), your
board must have an IP address. This section describes the methods to
assign an IP address to your board.
LAN Connection
If you have connected your board to a LAN, the board will either obtain
a dynamic IP address using DHCP, or a static IP address stored in flash
memory. If you do not know whether or not your LAN supports DHCP,
it is easiest to try DHCP first.
DHCP
Upon reset, the web server will attempt to acquire an IP address via the
DHCP protocol. The board will continue to attempt DHCP self-
configuration for two minutes. You can determine if DHCP has