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1 Introduction
This document introduces Altera's DE-series Development and Education Boards and the supporting materials pro-
vided by Altera Corporation. It also explains the installation process needed to use a DE-series board connected to
a computer that has the Quartus
Altera's DE-series Development and Education Boards have been developed to provide an ideal vehicle for learning
about digital technology in a laboratory setting. The DE-series boards are highly suitable for use in courses on digital
logic, computer organization, and embedded systems, as well as for design projects. In addition to the DE-series
board and the associated software, Altera provides supporting materials that include tutorials and laboratory exer-
cises.
Contents:
• Purpose of a DE-Series Board
• Scope of a DE-Series Board and Supporting Material
• Installation of Software and Drivers
• Using a DE-Series Board
Altera Corporation - University Program
May 2016
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Prime CAD system installed on it.
Getting Started with
Altera's DE-Series Boards
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Summary of Contents for Altera DE Series
- Page 1 1 Introduction This document introduces Altera’s DE-series Development and Education Boards and the supporting materials pro- vided by Altera Corporation. It also explains the installation process needed to use a DE-series board connected to ® a computer that has the Quartus Prime CAD system installed on it.
- Page 2 Finally, it is possible to connect expansion boards to a DE-series board by means of two general-purpose headers. The main software tool needed to use the DE-series boards is the Altera Quartus Prime Lite Edition, and the ModelSim-Altera simulator. For processors implemented in the FPGA on a DE-series board, software code de- velopment is facilitated by the Altera Monitor Program, which supports both Altera’s Nios II embedded processor...
- Page 3 Quartus Prime Lite Edition. Install this software on the computer, and ensure that the type of Altera FPGA family that is used on the board is included in the installation (the DE-series boards supported by the Quartus Prime Lite Edition software may use the Stratix IV, Stratix V, Cyclone IV, or Cyclone V families).
- Page 4 In the General tab select Update Driver, which opens the window in Figure 4. The driver is available within the Quartus Prime software. Hence, select Browse my computer for driver software. In the window in Figure check Include subfolders and click Browse to get the pop-up box in Figure 6. Altera Corporation - University Program May 2016...
- Page 5 Find the desired driver in your Quartus installation folder: QUARTUS_ROOTDIR drivers, where QUARTUS_ROOTDIR is the Quartus Prime installation directory, such as C: altera 16.0 quartus. Click OK and then upon returning to Figure click Next. Altera Corporation - University Program May 2016...
- Page 6 Click Install this driver software anyway. The driver will now be installed as indicated in Figure 8. Click Close and you can start using the DE-series board. Figure 7. There is no need to verify the publisher of the driver. Altera Corporation - University Program May 2016...
- Page 7 Each of these tutorials cover the same aspects of the Quartus Prime software, differing only in the design entry method that is used. The tutorials illustrate the entire process of implementing a design targeted for a DE-series board. Copyright ©2016 Altera Corporation. Altera Corporation - University Program May 2016...
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