Installing The Usb-Blaster Ii Driver - Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA User Manual

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The installation program creates the Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit directory
structure shown in
Figure 3–1. Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit Installed Directory Structure
Note to
(1) Early-release versions might have slightly different directory names.
Table 3–1
Table 3–1. Installed Directory Contents
Directory Name
Contains schematic, layout, assembly, and bill of material board design files. Use these files as a
board_design_files
starting point for a new prototype board design.
demos Contains demonstration applications.
documents Contains the kit documentation.
examples Contains the sample design files for the Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit.
Contains the original data programmed onto the board before shipment. Use this data to restore
factory_recovery
the board with its original factory contents.

Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver

The Cyclone V GX FPGA development board includes integrated USB-Blaster
circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to
communicate, you must install the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver on the host
computer.
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Installation instructions for the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver for your operating
system are available on the Altera website. On the
Information
and click the link to access the instructions.
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For USB-Blaster II configuration details, refer to the
Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
Figure 3–1.
<install dir>
The default Windows installation directory is C:\altera\ <version> \.
kits
cycloneVGX_5cgxfc7df31_fpga
Figure 3–1:
lists the file directory names and a description of their contents.
page of the Altera website, locate the table entry for your configuration
board_design_files
demos
documents
examples
factory_recovery
Description of Contents
Altera Programming Cable Driver
On-Board USB-Blaster II
Chapter 3: Software Installation
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
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page.
October 2012 Altera Corporation