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1–6 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Software Installation

Altera Corporation 2–1July 2010 Preliminary2. Development Board andControl Panel SetupDevelopment Board SetupThe development board is preloaded wit

2–2 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Installing the USB-Blaster DriverRequirementsBefore you proceed, ensure that th

Altera Corporation 2–3July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideDevelopment Board and Control Panel SetupControl Panel SetupSetting up the con

2–4 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer

Altera Corporation Core Version a.b.c variable 3–1July 2010 Preliminary3. Using the Control PanelOverviewThe control panel consists of the following

3–2 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010LEDs and ButtonsYou can locate the source for the example design in the <kit

Altera Corporation 3–3July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideUsing the Control PanelButtons Indicators1. Press the push-button switches on

3–4 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010DDR SDRAM/ SSRAM/On-Chip ControllerThe following sections describe how to acces

Altera Corporation 3–5July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideUsing the Control PanelRead from a FileTo read the contents of a file and load

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3–6 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Flash Memory ProgrammerFlash Memory TabTo use the flash memory functions, click

Altera Corporation 3–7July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideUsing the Control PanelRead/Write DataTo read from and write to the flash memo

3–8 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Flash Memory Programmer

Altera Corporation Core Version a.b.c variable 4–1July 2010 Preliminary4. Measuring Power on theCyclone III Starter BoardIntroductionOne of the main

4–2 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Measuring PowerThe design used for power measurement is a replicated set of ran

Altera Corporation 4–3July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideMeasuring Power on the Cyclone III Starter Board1 To obtain the power (P) in m

4–4 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Measuring Power

Altera Corporation A–1July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideAppendix A. Programming theConfiguration Flash DeviceOverviewThe Intel® P30 f

A–2 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Creating a Flash-Programmable POF File2. Select the following settings:● Progra

Altera Corporation A–3July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideFigure A–3. SOF Data Properties1 The flash address 0x20000 is the default star

Altera Corporation iiiCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideContentsChapter 1. Getting StartedIntroduction ...

A–4 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Creating a Flash-Programmable POF FileFigure A–4. Updated Convert Programming F

Altera Corporation A–5July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideProgramming the Flash DeviceAltera recommends that you do not overwrite the fa

A–6 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Programming the Flash Device7. In the Quartus II Programmer, select the CFI_128

Altera Corporation Info–iPreliminaryAdditional InformationRevision HistoryThe table below displays the revision history for the chapters in this us

Info–ii Altera CorporationPreliminaryHow to Contact Altera Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideHow to Contact AlteraFor the most up-to-date inform

Altera Corporation Info–iiiPreliminaryAdditional Information Typographic ConventionsCourier type Signal and port names are shown in lowercase Cour

Info–iv Altera CorporationPreliminaryTypographic Conventions Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide

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Altera Corporation Core Version a.b.c variable 1–1July 2010 Preliminary1. Getting StartedIntroductionWelcome to the Altera® Cyclone®III FPGA Starter

1–2 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Before You BeginBefore You BeginBefore proceeding, check the contents of the ki

Altera Corporation 1–3July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideGetting Started2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installati

1–4 Altera CorporationCyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010Software InstallationInstalling the Quartus II Web Edition SoftwareThe Quartus

Altera Corporation 1–5July 2010 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User GuideGetting Started1 The OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation feature is an evaluatio