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Altera Cyclone V GX Starter Kit User Manual

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  • Page 1 Chipsmall Limited consists of a professional team with an average of over 10 year of expertise in the distribution of electronic components. Based in Hongkong, we have already established firm and mutual-benefit business relationships with customers from,Europe,America and south Asia,supplying obsolete and hard-to-find components to meet their specific needs.
  • Page 2 Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3.5 SRAM : S ......................37 TATIC ANDOM CCESS EMORY 3.6 LPDDR2 M ............................... 38 EMORY 3.7 M SD-C ..............................41 ICRO 3.8 HDMI TX I ............................42 NTERFACE www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 4 6.7 SD C ......................91 ARD MUSIC PLAYER DEMONSTRATION 6.8 ADC R ..............................94 EADING 6.9 LPDDR2 SDRAM T ..........................99 EST BY NIOS II ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ......................102 www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Kit is the perfect solution for showcasing, evaluating, and prototyping the true potential of the Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA. The Cyclone V GX Starter Kit contains all components needed to use the board in conjunction with a computer that runs the Microsoft Windows XP or later.

  • Page 6: Gx Starter Kit System Cd

    A photograph of the board is shown in Figure 1-2 Figure 1-3. It depicts the layout of the board and indicates the location of the connectors and key components. Figure 1-2 Development Board (top view) www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 7  Six 3.125G Transceivers  Quad Serial Configuration device – EPCQ256 on FPGA  On-Board USB Blaster (Normal type B USB connector)  JTAG and AS mode configuration supported www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 8  Provides SPI and 4-bit SD mode for SD Card access  12-Bit Resolution, 500Ksps Sampling Rate. SPI Interface.  8-Channel Analog Input. Input Range : 0V ~ 4.096V.  18 LEDs  10 Slide Switches www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 9: Block Diagram Of The Cyclone V Gx Starter Board

    Cyclone V GX FPGA device. Thus, the user can configure the FPGA to implement any system design. Figure 1-4 Board Block Diagram Here are the addresses where you can get help if you encounter any problem: www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 10  Terasic Technologies Taiwan/ 9F, No.176, Sec.2, Gongdao 5th Rd, East Dist, Hsinchu City, Taiwan 300-70 Email: support@terasic.com Tel.: +886-3-5750-880 Web: http://www.c5g.terasic.com www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Control Panel

    4. Start the executable C5G_ControlPanel.exe on the host computer. The Control Panel user interface shown in Figure 2-1 will appear. 5. The C5G_ControlPanel.sof bit stream is loaded automatically as soon as the C5G_ControlPanel.exe is launched. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 12 The Control Panel is now ready to use; experience it by setting the ON/OFF status for some LEDs and observing the result on the C5G board. Figure 2-1 The C5G Control Panel www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 13 Memory allows the user to develop multimedia applications (Flash Audio Player, Flash Picture Viewer) without worrying about how to build a Memory Programmer. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 14: Controlling The Led S , 7- Segment Displays

    Choosing the LED tab leads to the window in Figure 2-3. Here, you can directly turn the LEDs on or off individually or by clicking “Light All” or “Unlight All”. Figure 2-3 Controlling LEDs www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 15 However, it gives users a simple mechanism for verifying that these devices are functioning correctly in case a malfunction is suspected. Thus, it can be used for troubleshooting purposes. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 16: Switches And Push - Buttons

    The ability to check the status of push-button and slide switch is not needed in typical design activities. However, it provides users a simple mechanism to verify if the buttons and switches are functioning correctly. Thus, it can be used for troubleshooting purposes. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 17: Sram/Lpddr2 Controller And Programmer

    200, followed by reading the same location. The Sequential Write function of the Control Panel is used to write the contents of a file into the LPDDR2 SDRAM as follows: www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 18 When the Control Panel responds with the standard Windows dialog box asking for the destination file, specify the desired file in the usual manner. Users can use the similar way to access the SRAM. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Sd Card

    2. Insert an SD Card to the Cyclone V GX Starter board, and then press the Read button to read the SD Card. The SD Card’s identification, specification, and file format information will be displayed in the control window. Figure 2-7 Reading the SD Card Identification and Specification www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Adc

    PC, or vice versa. The Receive terminal window on the Control Panel monitors the serial communication status. Follow the steps below to initiate the UART communication: 1. Choosing the UART-USB tab leads to the window in Figure 2-9. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 21 4. To begin the communication, enter specific letters followed by clicking Send. During the communication process, observe the status of the Receive terminal window to verify its operation. Figure 2-9 UART to USB Serial Communication www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Hdmi-Tx

    3. The LCD monitor will display the same color pattern on the control panel window. 4. Click the drop down menu shown in Figure 2-11 where you can output the selected pattern individually. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 23: Hsmc

    The HSMC loopback adapter is not provided in the kit package but can be purchased through the website below: (http://hsmc_loopback.terasic.com) www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 24: Overall Structure Of The C5G Control Panel

    Nios II Processor instantiated in the FPGA chip. The communication with the PC is done via the USB Blaster link. The Nios II interprets the commands sent from the PC and performs the corresponding actions. www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...
  • Page 25 Figure 2-13 The block diagram of the C5G control panel www.terasic.com Cyclone V GX Starter Kit June 5, 2014 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Using The Starter Kit

     JTAG Chain on Cyclone V GX Starter board To use JTAG interface for configuring FPGA device, the JTAG chain on Cyclone V GX Starter Kit must form a closed loop that allows Quartus II programmer to detect FPGA device.

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