Altera Cyclone III User Manual page 18

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To configure the Cyclone III FPGA, perform the following steps:
1. Verify that the 4-position SW3 mini-DIP switches and the two jumpers are set to
2. Connect the USB cable to the development board USB port.
3. Cycle the POWER switch OFF then ON.
4. Start the Quartus II software.
5. On the Tools menu, click Programmer. The Quartus II Programmer appears.
6. Click Add File and select
7. Turn on Program/Configure to select the added file.
8. Click Start to download the selected file to the FPGA. The FPGA is configured
9. Confirm that user LEDs 0-3 flash in a slow binary counting pattern.
Cyclone III Development Kit User Guide
the default positions shown in
<path>\...\examples\cycloneIII_3c120_dev_my_first_fpga
\cycloneIII_3c120_dev_my_first_fpga.sof.
when the progress bar reaches 100%.
Table 4–2.
Chapter 4: Development Board Setup
Configuring the FPGA
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