DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV Altera, DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV Datasheet
DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV
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... PCI Express Development Kit, 101 Innovation Drive San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 544-7000 www.altera.com P25-36002-01 Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started User Guide Document Version: 1.0.2 Document Date: April 2007 ...
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... Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective holders. Al- tera products are protected under numerous U ...
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... About this User Guide Revision History .........................................................................................................................................v How to Contact Altera ...............................................................................................................................v Typographic Conventions ....................................................................................................................... vi Chapter 1. About This Kit Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Kit Features............................................................................................................................................... 1-1 Documentation......................................................................................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2. Getting Started Introduction.............................................................................................................................................. 2-1 Before You Begin ..................................................................................................................................... 2-1 Check the Kit’s Contents ................................................................................................................... 2-2 Inspect the Board................................................................................................................................ 2-2 Hardware Requirements ...
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... Contents iv Preliminary Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 1 Altera Corporation ...
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... This user guide provides getting started information about the Altera Stratix II GX PCI Express development board. How to Contact For the most up-to-date information about Altera products the Altera world-wide web site at www.altera.com. For technical support on Altera this product www.altera.com/mysupport. For additional information about Altera products, consult the sources shown below ...
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... The feet direct you to more information on a particular topic. vi Preliminary Meaning , \qdesigns directory, d: drive, chiptrip.gdf file. MAX , PIA input. , Active-low signals are denoted by suffix c:\qdesigns\tutorial\chiptrip.gdf SUBDESIGN ), as well as logic function names (e.g., data1 , n resetn , e.g Also, sections of an TRI ) are shown in Altera Corporation August 2006 ...
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... In addition, you can initiate memory or DMA transaction pairs (read and write), as well as read the various configuration and DMA registers. Quartus II Software, Development Kit Edition (DKE)—The Quartus II software provides a comprehensive environment for system-on-a- programmable-chip (SOPC) design. The Quartus II software integrates into nearly any design environment, with interfaces to industry-standard EDA tools ...
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... PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix The Quartus II DKE software license allows you to use the product for 12 months. After 12 months, you must purchase a renewal subscription to continue using the software. For more information, refer to the Altera www.altera.com. MegaCore IP Library CD-ROM, version 6.0—This CD-ROM contains Altera IP MegaCore functions. You can evaluate the MegaCore ® ...
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... Begin listed in this section. If any of the items are missing, contact Altera you proceed. You should also verify that your computer’s hardware and software meet the kit’s system requirements. ...
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... Before You Begin Check the Kit’s Contents The PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition (ordering code: DK-PCIE-2SGX90N) contains the following items: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Inspect the Board Place the board on an anti-static surface and inspect it to ensure that it has not been damaged during shipment ...
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... Quartus II software is required as the programming host. All of the other hardware that you need to use the board is provided with the PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition. Altera Corporation August 2006 shows the Stratix II GX PCI Express development board. High-Speed Mezzanine Card Interfaces A & ...
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... Quartus II software provided with the kit, your system must meet the Quartus II software minimum requirements. f For system requirements, refer to the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for PCs at www.altera.com. 2–4 PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edtion The Quartus II software version 6.0. See Software and MegaCore Functions” ...
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... The installation program copies the PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition files to your hard-disk, installs the software drivers and application, and creates an icon in Programs > Altera > Stratix II GX PCI Express Kit v1.0.0 (Windows Start menu), which you can use to launch the Windows development kit GUI. ...
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... For information on obtaining a license file, refer to Considerations”. To use the Quartus II software included with the kit, you must first obtain a license file. A one-year Quartus II DKE software license is included with the kit. 1 2–6 PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edtion < ...
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... Before using the Quartus II software, you must request a license file from the Altera web site at www.altera.com/licensing and install it on your Considerations computer. When you request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file that enables the software. To obtain a license, perform the following steps. ...
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... Data Flow Block Diagram Figure 2–3 connector through the Stratix II GX device block, which includes the application layer, Altera PCIe x8 MegaCore function, and the Quartus II software alt2gxb megafunction. The kit’s demo application allows for memory read and write transactions to the development board. In addition, the kit’s example design (SIIGX_PCIe_Example_Design ...
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... In this section, you will finish installing the demo application drivers and the PCI Express development board; then run the demo application Altera Corporation August 2006 “Hardware Requirements” on page To install the drivers, you need to have administrator privileges on your computer. Install the PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition CD-ROM ...
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... PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edtion Click Next. The Hardware Installation window appears Click Continue Anyway. Click Finish in the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window to finish installing the drivers. Getting Started User Guide (Figure 2–5). Altera Corporation August 2006 ...
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... DLL for the .NET application. The .NET framework application can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId =262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en Configure the parameters in the Altera PCI Express Demo Kit Application window as shown in Under Commands, turn on EP DMA Loop. ● Under Address/Size: ● ...
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... Using the Kit’s Demo Application and Example Design File Figure 2–6. Altera PCI Express Demo Kit Application Window 2–12 PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edtion Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation August 2006 ...
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... SOF for directly configuring the Stratix II GX device. When connecting the JTAG side of the USB-Blaster cable, connect the marker line on the cable to pin 1 of the header (J5). Pin numbered on the board. Altera Corporation August 2006 Appendix A. Downloading Programming Files to the Development Board ® ...
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... PCIe SignalTap II file, SIIGX_PCIe_Example_Design.stp. From the same directory as the SignalTap II file, download the PCIe SOF file, SIIGX_PCIe_Example_Design.sof. the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer displays the status of the Getting Started User Guide ® II Logic ® Altera Corporation August 2006 ...
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... Figure A–1. Quartus II Software SignalTap II Window Altera Corporation August 2006 Getting Started User Guide PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition A–3 ...
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... Download Example Design SOF and View State Machine Status A–4 PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation August 2006 ...