Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements; References - Altera Cyclone III User Manual

Chapter 2: Getting Started

References

Hardware Requirements

The Quartus II software has some minimum system requirements. Otherwise, the
Cyclone III development kit provides all of the hardware needed to use the board.
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For Quartus II requirements, refer to the Altera website at
www.altera.com/products/software/products/quartus2web/sof-quarwebmain.html.

Software Requirements

This kit requires the following software:
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Although it is already available on the DVD included in the kit, you can also
download the Quartus II software from the Altera website at
www.altera.com/products/software/products/quartus2web/sof-quarwebmain.html.
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Refer to
Quartus II system software requirements, especially heeding the following:
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If you receive an "Application Error" message when launching the demo application,
install version 2.0 or later versions of the .NET framework. Some Windows versions
do not have runtime DLL for the .NET application. You can download the .NET
framework application from the following location:
www.microsoft.com/download.
References
For other related information, refer to the following websites:
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Windows XP operating system
Quartus II Web Edition software (refer to the readme.txt file on the CD-ROM for
specific version requirements)
Quartus II Installation & Licensing for Windows
A web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later or Firefox
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version 2.0 or later. You need a web browser to register the Quartus II software
and request license files. Refer to
Version 2.0 or later of the .NET framework.
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For additional daughter cards available for purchase:
www.altera.com/products/devkits/kit-daughter_boards.jsp
For the Cyclone III handbook:
www.altera.com/literature/lit-cyc3.jsp
For the Cyclone III reference designs:
www.altera.com/endmarkets/refdesigns/device/cyclone3/cyclone3-index.jsp
For eStore if you want to purchase devices:
www.altera.com/buy/devices/buy-devices.html
For Cyclone III Orcad symbols:
www.altera.com/support/software/download/pcb/pcb-pcb_index.html
for further information on the
"Licensing Considerations" on page
Cyclone III Development Kit User Guide
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