Chapter 1. About This Kit; Introduction; Kit Features - Altera Cyclone III User Manual

Introduction

Welcome to the Altera
field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development board, hardware and software
development tools, documentation, and accessories needed to begin FPGA
development.
The kit provides an integrated control environment that includes a USB command
controller, a multi-port SRAM/DDR SDRAM/flash memory controller, Ethernet, an
on-board meter, and example designs with demonstration circuitry specified in
Verilog code to help you get started quickly with your own designs.
The development board includes an Altera Cyclone III FPGA configured with a
hardware reference design stored in flash memory. Hardware designers can use the
development board, along with example designs included in the kit, as a platform to
prototype complex embedded systems.
The development kit includes these kit features and documentation:
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Kit Features

This section briefly describes the Cyclone III Development Kit features.
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Cyclone
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Cyclone III development board
Altera Complete Design Suite DVD containing:
Quartus II Web Edition Software
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MegaCore IP Library
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Nios II Embedded Software Design Tools
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Cyclone III Development Kit CD-ROM including design examples
Accessory daughter cards
Power supply, cables, and documentation
Cyclone III Development Board—a prototyping platform that allows you to
develop and prototype high-speed bus interfaces as well as evaluate Cyclone III
transceiver performance.
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For specific information about board components and interfaces, refer to
the Cyclone III 3C120 Development Board Reference
Quartus II Web Edition Software—The Quartus II software (available on the
DVD) integrates into nearly any design environment, with interfaces to
industry-standard EDA tools. The kit includes:
The SOPC Builder system development tool
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Free Quartus II Web Edition software license, Windows platform only
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III Development Kit, which includes a full-featured
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1. About This Kit
Manual.
Cyclone III Development Kit User Guide