DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV Altera, DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV Datasheet - Page 9

• Manufacturer Part Number: DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV
• Manufacturer: Altera

Specifications of DK-PCIE-2SGX90N/UNIV

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Introduction
Before You
Begin
Altera Corporation
August 2006
The PCI Express (PCIe) Development Kit, Stratix
complete PCIe prototyping and testing kit based on the
Stratix II GX device. With this kit, you can perform device qualification
testing, memory read and write transactions to the board, read the
various configuration and direct memory access (DMA) registers, and
use the example design’s DMA engine to write to system memory.
In addition to providing a PCIe development board, the kit also includes
all of the hardware and software development tools, as well as the
documentation and accessories you need to begin developing PCIe
systems using the Stratix II GX device.
This user guide will familiarize you with the contents of the kit and walk
you through setting up a PCIe development environment.
In this guide, you will do the following:
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Before using the kit or installing the software, be sure to check the kit’s
contents and inspect the board to verify that you received all of the items
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.
Inspect the contents of the kit
Install the development tools software
Set up licensing
Use the kit’s demo application and example design to:
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Configure the on-board Stratix II GX device
Perform memory read and write transactions on the board
Read configuration and DMA registers
Getting Started User Guide
PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edtion
2. Getting Started
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