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... Innovation Drive San Jose, CA 95134 www.altera.com UG-01078-1.0 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... U.S. and foreign patents and pending applications, maskwork rights, and copyrights. Altera warrants performance of its semiconductor products to current specifications in accordance with Altera's standard warranty, but reserves the right to make changes to any products and services at any time without notice. Altera assumes no responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any information, product, or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera ...
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... Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1 Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2 Chapter 6. Board Test System Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–1 Preparing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3 Running the Board Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3 © March 2010 Altera Corporation Contents Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... Graph Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18 Calculating Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18 Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–19 Appendix A. Programming the Flash Memory Device Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1 CFI Flash Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4 Restoring the MAX II CPLD to the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5 Additional Information Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1 How to Contact Altera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1 Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1 © March 2010 Altera Corporation Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... USB cable ■ Ethernet cable ■ Software The software for this kit, described in the following sections, is available on the Altera website for immediate downloading. You can also request to have Altera mail the software to you on DVDs. © March 2010 Altera Corporation ® Transceiver Starter Kit is a complete design environment ® ...
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... Quartus II Web Edition Software The Quartus II Web Edition Software is a license-free set of Altera tools with limited- functionality. f Download the Quartus II Web Edition Software from the Software page of the Altera website. Alternatively, you can request a DVD from the Altera IP and Software DVD Request Form The Quartus II Web Edition Software includes the following items: ■ ...
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... Without proper anti-static handling, you can damage the board. 2. Verify that all components are on the board and appear intact. References Use the following links to check the Altera website for other related information: ■ For the latest board design files and reference designs, refer to the Transceiver Starter Kit ■ ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Chapter 2: Getting Started References © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Installing the Quartus II Web Edition Software The Quartus II Web Edition Software provides the necessary tools used for developing hardware and software for Altera FPGAs. Included in the Quartus II Web Edition Software are the Quartus II software, the Nios II EDS, and the MegaCore IP Library. The Quartus II software (including SOPC Builder) and the Nios II EDS are the primary FPGA development tools used to create the reference designs in this kit ...
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... Installation instructions for the USB-Blaster driver for your operating system are available on the Altera website. On the page of the Altera website, locate the table entry for your configuration and click the link to access the instructions. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide < ...
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... When configuration is complete, the CONF DONE LED (D2) illuminates, signaling that the Cyclone IV GX device configured successfully. f For more information about the PFL megafunction, refer to Flash Loader with the Quartus II © March 2010 Altera Corporation 4. Board Setup to return the board to its factory AN 386: Using the Parallel Software. ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Figure 4–1 shows the switch locations and the default position of each OFF = OFF = Table 4–1 Function Table 4–2 Chapter 4: Board Setup Factory Default Switch Settings and Figure 4–1. Default Position On Off Off On and Figure 4–1. © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Source code for the EPCS design resides in the <install dir>\kits\cycloneIVGX_4cgx15_starter\examples directory. f For more information about the FPGA board settings, refer to the Transceiver Starter Board Reference © March 2010 Altera Corporation Function chapter of the Cyclone IV GX Device Handbook. Manual. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide 4– ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Chapter 4: Board Setup Factory Default Switch Settings © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... The design can obtain an IP address from any DHCP server and serve a web page from the flash on your board to any host computer on the same network. The web page allows you to upload new FPGA designs to the user hardware 1 portion of flash memory, and provides links to useful information on the Altera website, including links to kit-specific and design resources. 1 After successfully updating the user hardware 1 flash memory, you can load the user design from flash memory into the FPGA ...
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... Board Update Portal web page the Hardware File Name field specify the .flash file that you either downloaded from the Altera website or created on your own. If there is a software component to the design, specify it in the same manner using the Software File Name field, otherwise leave the Software File Name field blank ...
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... A GUI runs on the PC which communicates over the JTAG bus to a test design running in the Cyclone IV GX device. that is in the factory configuration. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6. Board Test System 3–1. Figure 6–1 shows the initial GUI for a board ...
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... JTAG bus, other applications using the JTAG bus might time out. Be sure to close the other applications before attempting to reconfigure the FPGA using the Quartus II Programmer. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Chapter 6: Board Test System Introduction ® II Embedded Logic © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... BoardTestSystem.exe application Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit <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 Cyclone IV GX transceiver starter board’s flash memory ships preconfigured with the design that corresponds to the Config, GPIO, SSRAM, Flash, and Ethernet tabs ...
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... Capacitors at C57 and C60 (1) Install Remove shows the General tab. The tab displays the contents of the Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System 0 Ω Resistors at R52 and R53 0.1 µF Capacitors at C58 and C59 Remove Install © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... System Reset (SRST) Page Select Register (PSR) Page Select Override (PSO) Page Select Switch (PSS) © March 2010 Altera Corporation Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit Table 6–2. Changes to the register values with the GUI Read/Write Capability Write only Set initiate an FPGA reconfiguration. ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Table 6–2 Figure 6–3 shows the GPIO tab. Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System Table 6–2 Table 6–2 for the list of for more information. © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Push Button Switches The read-only Push button switches control displays the current state of the board user push buttons. Press a push button on the board to see the graphical display change accordingly. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–7 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... If you enter an address outside of the 0x00200000 to 0x003FFFFF SSRAM address space, a warning message identifies the valid SSRAM address range. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide shows the SSRAM tab. Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... The Flash tab allows you to read and write flash memory on your board. shows the Flash tab. Figure 6–5. The Flash Tab The following sections describe the controls on the Flash tab. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–9 Figure 6–5 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... The Ethernet tab allows you to run an Ethernet application (the Simple Socket Server Test) on your board. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Figure 6–1 on page 6–2 Figure 6–6 shows the Ethernet tab. Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System and Table A–1 © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... The Nios II terminal output control displays output from the application. Socket Session Menu The Socket session menu allows you to interactively enter keyboard characters to select menu items. The application responds to the keypress and takes appropriate action. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–11 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... The Start control initiates the loopback tests. Stop The Stop control terminates the loopback tests. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Figure 6–7 shows the SMA tab. to ensure your board is set up Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... TX and RX performance bars—Show the percentage of maximum data rate that the requested transactions are able to achieve. ■ Gbps—Shows the number of gigabits of data analyzed per second for transmit and receive. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–13 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... PCIe transmit signals. Figure 6–8 Figure 6–8. The PCIe Tab Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide shows the PCIe tab. Chapter 6: Board Test System Using the Board Test System © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... PLL lock—Shows the PLL locked or unlocked state. ■ Pattern sync—Shows the pattern synced or not synced state. The pattern is considered synced when the start of the data sequence is detected. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–15 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... You can also run the Power Monitor as a stand-alone application. Power.exe resides in the <install dir>\kits\cycloneIVGX_4cgx15_starter\examples\board_test_system directory. On Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit <version> > Power Monitor to start the application. The Power Monitor communicates with the MAX II device on the board through the JTAG bus ...
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... Power rail—Selects the power rail to measure. After selecting the desired rail, click ■ Reset to refresh the screen with new board readings table with the power rail is available in the Starter Board Reference © March 2010 Altera Corporation Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Manual. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide 6–17 ...
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... The first measurement is Vsense and the difference between the two measurements is Vdif. Plug the values into the equation to determine the power consumption. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Chapter 6: Board Test System The Power Monitor © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Using the Quartus II programmer to configure a device on the board causes other JTAG-based applications such as the Board Test System and the Power Monitor to loose their connection to the board. Restart those applications after configuration is complete. © March 2010 Altera Corporation 6–19 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide ...
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... Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Chapter 6: Board Test System Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Introduction As you develop your own project using the Altera tools, you can program the flash memory device so that your own design loads from flash memory into the FPGA on power up. This appendix describes the preprogrammed contents of the common flash interface (CFI) flash memory device on the Cyclone IV GX transceiver starter board and the Nios II EDS tools involved with reprogramming the user portions of the flash memory device ...
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... If you have an FPGA design developed using the Quartus II software, and software developed using the Nios II EDS, follow these instructions the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS > Nios II Command Shell the Nios II command shell, navigate to the directory where your design files reside and type the following Nios II EDS commands: For Quartus II ...
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... The CONF DONE LED (D2) and the four user LEDs (D5-D8) illuminate indicating that the flash device is ready for programming the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS > Nios II Command Shell the Nios II command shell, navigate to the <install dir> ...
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... The CONF DONE LED (D2) and the four user LEDs (D5-D8) illuminate indicating that the flash device is ready for programming the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Altera > Nios II EDS > Nios II Command Shell the Nios II command shell, navigate to the <install dir> ...
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... To ensure that you have the most up-to-date factory restore files and information about this product, refer to the Altera website. © March 2010 Altera Corporation Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit 4–2. Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide A– ...
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... A–6 Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide Appendix A: Programming the Flash Memory Device Restoring the MAX II CPLD to the Factory Settings © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...
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... Product literature Non-technical support (General) Email (Software Licensing) Email Note to Table: (1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative. Typographic Conventions This document uses the typographic conventions shown in the following table. Visual Cue Bold Type with Initial Capital ...
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... A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause you injury. The angled arrow instructs you to press Enter. The feet direct you to more information about a particular topic. Additional Information Typographic Conventions © March 2010 Altera Corporation ...