Chapter 1. About This Kit; Features - Altera DSP Development Kit User Manual

Features

Altera Corporation
May 2005
The DSP Development Kit, Stratix
need to develop complete system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC)
solutions. This document describes how to install the software provided
with the kit, how to connect the Stratix II EP2S60 DSP development board
to your PC, and how to test the board.
The DSP development kit includes:
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The Stratix II EP2S60 DSP development board—a prototyping platform
that allows you to develop high-performance DSP designs. Key
features of the board include a Stratix II EP2S60 device, high-speed
analog-to-digital (A/D) and digital-to-analog (D/A) converters, and
connectors for Texas Instruments and Analog Devices evaluation
boards. Refer to the Stratix II EP2S60 Development Board Data Sheet for
specific information about the components and interfaces included
on the board.
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DSP Builder—DSP system design in Altera
high-level algorithms and hardware description language (HDL)
development tools. Altera's DSP Builder is a system-level DSP
design tool that provides an interface between the MathWorks
MATLAB/Simulink software and the Altera Quartus
DSP Builder integrates these tools by combining the algorithm
development, simulation, and verification capabilities of the
MATLAB/Simulink system-level design tools with Altera's HDL
synthesis, simulation, and place-and-route tools. DSP Builder
shortens DSP design cycles by helping you create the hardware
realization of a DSP design in an algorithm-friendly development
environment, allowing system, algorithm, and hardware designers
to share a common development platform. Refer to the DSP Builder
User Guide for more information.
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The DSP Builder software license included with the DSP
Development Kit, Stratix II Edition is a perpetual license
with free software upgrades for the first 12 months. After 12
months, you must purchase a renewal subscription for
access to future software upgrades. For more information,
refer to the Altera web site at www.altera.com.
Development Kit Version 1.1.0

Chapter 1. About this Kit

II Edition provides everything you
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