Chapter 4. Board Setup; Introduction; Setting Up The Board - Altera Cyclone IV GX User Manual

Introduction

The instructions in this chapter explain how to set up the Cyclone IV GX transceiver
starter board.

Setting Up the Board

To set up and power up the board, perform the following steps:
1. The Cyclone IV GX transceiver starter board ships with its board switches
preconfigured to support the design examples in the kit. If you suspect your board
might not be currently configured with the default settings, follow the instructions
in
settings before proceeding.
2. The transceiver starter board ships with design examples stored in the flash
memory device. Verify the USER_PGM switch (S8.2) is set to the off position to
load the design stored in the factory portion of flash memory.
switch location on the Cyclone IV GX transceiver starter board.
3. Connect the DC adapter (+9 V-16 V, 33.75 W) to the DC power jack (J4) on the
FPGA board and plug the cord into a power outlet.
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4. Set the POWER switch (SW1) to the on position. When power is supplied to the
board, a blue LED (D12) illuminates indicating that the board has power.
The MAX II device on the board contains (among other things) a parallel flash loader
(PFL) megafunction. When the board powers up, the PFL reads a design from flash
memory and configures the FPGA. The USER_PGM switch (S8.2) controls which
design to load. When the switch is in the off position, the PFL loads the design from
the factory portion of flash memory. When the switch is in the on position, the PFL
loads the design from the user hardware 1 portion of flash memory.
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The kit includes a MAX II design which contains the MAX II PFL megafunction. The
design resides in the <install
dir>\kits\cycloneIVGX_4cgx15_starter\examples\max2 directory.
When configuration is complete, the CONF DONE LED (D2) illuminates, signaling
that the Cyclone IV GX device configured successfully.
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For more information about the PFL megafunction, refer to
Flash Loader with the Quartus II
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"Factory Default Switch Settings" on page 4–2
Use only the supplied power supply. Power regulation circuitry on the
board can be damaged by power supplies with greater voltage.
to return the board to its factory
Software.
Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide
4. Board Setup
Figure 4–1 shows the
AN 386: Using the Parallel