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Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit User Guide October 2006

Powering Up the Development Board

■ Install the Altera Quartus

software on the host computer, if not

already installed

■ The Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Board includes an

integrated USB-Blaster™ chip set for programming the FPGA. Install

the Altera USB-Blaster driver software on the host computer, if not

already installed.

1 Communication between the computer host and the

development board requires Altera USB-Blaster driver software

already installed on the host computer.

Powering Up the

Development

Board

To power up the development board, perform the following steps:

1. Connect the USB-Blaster cable from the host computer to the

USB-Blaster port on the development board.

2. Connect the 7.5 V DC adapter to the development board and to a

power source.

3. Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA video port on the development

board.

4. Connect a headset to the Line Out audio port on the development

board.

5. Slide the RUN/PROG switch on the edge of the development board

to the RUN position.

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

development board.

Confirming

Board Operation

As the development board powers on, verify correct operation by

performing the following steps:

1. Confirm that all user LEDs are flashing.

2. Confirm that all 7-segment displays cycle through numbers 0

through F.

3. Confirm that the VGA monitor displays the default image

(Figure 2–2) with the SW0 switch set to the DOWN (toward the

edge of the board) position.

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