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- Page 1 APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide November 2001 101 Innovation Drive San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 544-7000 http://www.altera.com A-UG-APEXDSPKIT-1.1 P25-06920-01...
- Page 2 Copyright 2001 Altera Corporation. Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the stylized Altera logo, specific device designations, and all other words and logos that are identified as trademarks and/or service marks are, unless noted otherwise, the trademarks and service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S.
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Page 3: About This User Guide
APEX™ DSP development kit (starter and professional versions). Table 1 shows the user guide revision history. Refer to the APEX DSP development kit readme file on the APEX DSP Development Kit CD-ROM for late-breaking information that is not available in this user guide. -
Page 4: How To Contact Altera
(408) 544-6401 Electronic mail (DSP questions) dsp@altera.com dsp@altera.com FTP site ftp.altera.com ftp.altera.com General product Telephone (408) 544-7104 (408) 544-7104 information World-wide web site http://www.altera.com http://www.altera.com Note: You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative. Altera Corporation... -
Page 5: Typographic Conventions
APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Typographic The APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide uses the typographic conventions shown in Table Conventions Table 3. Conventions Visual Cue Meaning Bold Type with Initial Command names, dialog box titles, checkbox options, and dialog box options are Capital Letters shown in bold, initial capital letters. -
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Typographic Conventions ......................v About this Kit ..................9 Getting Started ..................11 Before You Begin ..........................11 APEX DSP Development Kit (Professional Version) Contents ........11 APEX DSP Development Kit (Starter Version) Contents ..........11 Inspect the Board ........................12 Software Requirements ......................12 Important Considerations .....................13 Quartus II Limited Edition System Requirements (Included with the Starter Version Only) ............................13... - Page 8 Contents Appendix—Installing the ByteBlaster Driver ...........25 Install the Altera ByteBlaster Driver for Windows NT ............25 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver for Windows 2000 ............26 Set Up the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable in the Quartus II Software ......27 viii Altera Corporation...
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Page 9: About This Kit
APEX DSP development board. Figure 1 shows the kit contents. Figure 1. APEX DSP Development Kit ® The DSP Builder CD-ROM and the Quartus II Limited Edition CD-ROM (only provided with the starter version of the kit) and additional power cables are not shown. - Page 10 SOPC design. The Quartus II software integrates into nearly any design environment, with interfaces to industry-standard EDA tools. You can obtain a license for the software from the Altera web site. The APEX DSP development kit (starter version) includes the Quartus II Limited Edition software; the professional version of the kit requires that you purchase a full version of the software.
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Page 11: Getting Started
Begin If any of these items are missing, contact Altera before you proceed. You should also verify that your PC meets the software and system requirements of the kit. -
Page 12: Inspect The Board
To develop designs for the professional kit only, you must have purchased the Quartus II version 1.1 software. Contact your local Altera sales representative if you do not have the software. Internet Explorer 4.01 with Service Pack 2 or later to use Quartus II Help. -
Page 13: Important Considerations
Windows NT or Windows 2000. Quartus II Limited Edition System Requirements (Included with the Starter Version Only) To use the APEX DSP development kit with the Quartus II Limited Edition software (provided with the starter version), your system must meet the following minimum requirements. -
Page 14: Software Installation
Refer to the Quartus II Limited Edition readme file for additional installation, memory, and disk space information. Software The APEX DSP development kit contains the Quartus II Limited Edition software (starter version only), the DSP Builder for use with the MATLAB Installation and Simulink software, evaluation MegaCore functions that support the OpenCore Plus feature, and reference designs/labs. -
Page 15: Install The Dsp Builder
Contains the NCO compiler MegaCore function files and documentation. dsp_development_kit-v1.0.0 Contains the APEX DSP Development Kit documentation, example designs, and reference design. Contains the documentation provided with the kit. including data sheets, application notes, white papers and third-party component documentation. -
Page 16: Set Up Licensing
Before using the Quartus II Limited Edition software (starter kit only), DSP Builder, or the OpenCore Plus feature of the evaluation MegaCore Licensing functions, you must request a license file from the Altera web site at http://www.altera.com/licensing and install it on your PC. When you request a license file, Altera e-mails you a license.dat file that enables the... -
Page 17: Windows Nt
Getting Started APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Windows NT Choose Settings > Control Panel (Windows Start menu). Double-click the System icon in the Control Panel window. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Environment tab. Click the System Variable list to highlight it, and then in the Variable box, type LM_LICENSE_FILE. -
Page 18: Install The Professional Kit License
APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Getting Started Install the Professional Kit License To install your license, perform the following steps. Before installing your license, you must already have installed a full version of the Quartus II software and set up licensing for it. -
Page 19: Byteblastermv Cable
Getting Started APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide ByteBlasterMV Cable The board supplies power to the ByteBlasterMV download cable. Connect the ByteBlasterMV cable to one of two headers on the board, depending on which device you want to configure/program. -
Page 20: Rs-232 Cable
APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Getting Started RS-232 Cable Attach the serial cable to one of the serial ports on your PC and to the RS-232 male connector at J7 on the board. See Figure For the APEX DSP board to communicate with the PC via the RS-232 cable, RS-232 interface logic must be implemented in the Altera device on the board. -
Page 21: Run The Filtering Design
Getting Started APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Figure 4. Connect the SMA Cable Power Cable SMA Cable SMA Cable Run the The board comes pre-programmed with a filtering design. After connecting the cables to the board, you can run the filtering design. - Page 22 APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Getting Started If you connected the RS-232 cable to a port other than COM 1, choose the port in the Serial Port menu. 10. Choose Load Nios (Processor menu). 11. Select the file disp.srec.
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Page 23: Using The Reference Designs/Labs
Using the Altera provides three labs and one reference design with the APEX DSP development kit to help you get started building applications. Refer to the Reference white papers for each design, which are located in each design’s doc... -
Page 24: Documentation
APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Getting Started Documentation The APEX DSP Development Kit CD-ROM contains the following documentation: APEX DSP Development Board (Starter Version) Data Sheet and APEX DSP Development Board (Professional Version) Data Sheet—These data sheets describe the specifications of the starter and professional board, respectively. -
Page 25: Appendix-Installing The Byteblaster Driver
APEX DSP development board. You can connect the ByteBlasterMV download cable directly to your PC’s parallel port, or through an Altera Software Guard that is connected to the parallel port. To install the ByteBlasterMV download cable, you must perform the... -
Page 26: Installing The Altera Byteblaster Driver For Windows 2000
In the Install Driver dialog box, type <disk drive>:\quartus\drivers or select the name with Browse to specify the Quartus II software drivers directory. Click OK. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box, select Altera ByteBlaster. To restart your computer, click Restart Now. Installing the The Altera ByteBlaster driver is required for PCs running Windows 2000 that use the ByteBlasterMV download cable. -
Page 27: Set Up The Byteblastermv Download Cable In The Quartus Ii Software
Appendix APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Use Browse (...) to specify the full directory path to the win2000.inf file (for example, \quartus\drivers\win2000) and click OK. 10. In the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box, click Yes. 11. In the Select a Device Driver dialog box, select ByteBlasterMV and click Next.