DK-DEV-4SGX530N Altera, DK-DEV-4SGX530N Datasheet - Page 24

• Manufacturer Part Number: DK-DEV-4SGX530N
• Description: KIT DEVELOPMENT STRATIX IV
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Series: Stratix® IV GXr
• Type: FPGAr

Specifications of DK-DEV-4SGX530N

• Contents: Board, Cable, Documentation, Power Supply
• For Use With/related Products: Stratix® IV GX
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 544-2714

5–2
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit User Guide
f
1
1
You can also navigate directly to the
Altera website to determine if you have the latest kit software.
The Board Update Portal allows you to write new designs to the user hardware
portion of flash memory. Designs must be in the Nios II Flash Programmer File
(.flash) format.
Design files available from the
Altera website include .flash files. You can also create .flash files from your own
custom design. Refer to
for information about preparing your own design for upload.
To upload a design over the network into the user portion of flash memory on your
board, perform the following steps:
1. Perform the steps in
2. In the Hardware File Name field specify the .flash file that you either downloaded
3. Click Upload. The progress bar indicates the percent complete.
4. To configure the FPGA with the new design after the flash memory upload process
As long as you don’t overwrite the factory image in the flash memory device, you can
continue to use the Board Update Portal to write new designs to the user hardware
portion of flash memory. If you do overwrite the factory image, you can restore it by
following the instructions in
page
the Board Update Portal web page.
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.
is complete, set the rotary switch (SW2) to the 1 position and power cycle the
board, or press the CONFIGN button (S1).
A–4.
“Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming” on page A–2
“Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page”
“Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings” on
Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit
Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
August 2010 Altera Corporation
Chapter 5: Board Update Portal
page of the
page of the
to access