Altera Cyclone II FPGA Starter User Manual download pdf (Page 19)

Altera Corporation 3–1

October 2006

3. Control Panel Setup

The development kit includes a Control Panel facility that enables a user

to access various components on the development board from a host

computer through a USB connection. For an overview of the Control

Panel and its use, refer to “Using the Control Panel” chapter.

Setting up the Control Panel involves the following actions:

■ Set up the hardware

■ Configure the FPGA

■ Start the Control Panel

Requirements

Preparation for setting up and using the Control Panel requires the

following prerequisite actions:

■ Install the Altera USB-Blaster driver software on the host computer,

if not already installed

■ Install the Altera Quartus

software on the host computer, if not

already installed

Hardware Setup

Ensure that the development board has powered up and is operating

normally, as described in “Development Board Setup” on page 2–1. If the

board is not powered up, but has already been set up and its operation

verified, perform the following steps:

1. Check that the USB-Blaster cable connects the host computer to the

the development board.

2. Check that the 7.5 V DC adapter connects the development board to

a power source.

3. Set the RUN/PROG switch to the RUN position.

4. Turn the power on by depressing the ON/OFF switch on the

development board.

FPGA

Configuration

Before using the Control Panel, configure a corresponding circuit in the

Cyclone II FPGA by downloading the CII_Starter_USB_API.sof

configuration file from the

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