Table Of Contents - Altera APEX DSP Development Kit User Manual

About this User Guide ............................................................................. iii
How to Contact Altera .................................................................................................................. iv
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
Software Installation ......................................................................................................................14
Installing the Quartus II Limited Edition Software (Included with the Starter Version
Only) ........................................................................................................................................14
Installing the MegaCore Functions & Reference Designs/Labs .....................................14
Install the DSP Builder ..........................................................................................................15
Set Up Licensing .............................................................................................................................16
Install the Starter Kit License ...............................................................................................16
Windows NT ..................................................................................................................17
Windows 2000 ................................................................................................................17
Windows 98 ....................................................................................................................17
Install the Professional Kit License ......................................................................................18
Connect the Cables to the Board & PC .......................................................................................18
ByteBlasterMV Cable .............................................................................................................19
RS-232 Cable ...........................................................................................................................20
SMA Cable ..............................................................................................................................20
Power Supply Cable ..............................................................................................................20
Run the Filtering Design ...............................................................................................................21
Using the Reference Designs/Labs .............................................................................................23
Documentation ...............................................................................................................................24
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