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Altera Stratix III Getting Started User Manual

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101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
www.altera.com
P25-36268-01
DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition
Getting Started User Guide
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August 2008

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  • Page 1 DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide 101 Innovation Drive Document Version: San Jose, CA 95134 Document Date: August 2008 www.altera.com P25-36268-01...
  • Page 2 Altera warrants performance of its semiconductor products to current specifications in accordance with Altera's standard warranty, but reserves the right to make changes to any products and services at any time without notice. Altera assumes no responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any information, product, or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installing the Altera Complete Design Suite DVD ........
  • Page 4 Contents DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. About This Kit

    Stratix III Development Kit User Guide. For detailed information about the components and interfaces included on the Stratix III development board, and about their locations on the board, refer to the Stratix III Development Board Reference Manual.
  • Page 6 MathWorks MATLAB and Simulink CD-ROM—This CD-ROM contains ■ third-party tools that are used in conjunction with DSP Builder as part of Altera’s DSP development flow. MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numerical computation.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2. Getting Started

    2. Getting Started Introduction This user guide familiarizes you with the contents of the kit and guides you through the DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition setup. Using this guide, you can do the following: Inspect the contents of the kit ■...

  • Page 8: Inspect The Board

    Hardware Requirements The Quartus II software has some minimum system requirements. Otherwise, the Stratix III development kit provides all of the hardware needed to use the board. For Quartus II requirements, refer to the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for Windows Manual.

  • Page 9: Software Requirements

    For Stratix III Filter Lab: ■ Search for ‘filter lab’ on www.altera.com and look for Stratix III Filter Lab. ■ For Nios II 32-bit embedded processor solutions: www.altera.com/technology/embedded/emb-index.html © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...
  • Page 10 2–4 Chapter 2: Getting Started References DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 11: Chapter 3. Software Installation

    CD-ROM drive and double-click on the setup.exe file. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. The installation program copies the DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition files to the computer hard disk and creates a Programs > Altera > DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition <version#>...

  • Page 12: Installing The Altera Complete Design Suite Dvd

    Additionally, you may want to install the Nios II Embedded Design Suite found in the Altera Complete Design Suite DVD. The Nios II soft-core embedded processor runs on Altera FPGAs. Some of the reference designs included in this development kit use the Nios II processor.

  • Page 13: Installing Mathworks Matlab/Simulink Cd-Rom

    9. Click Finish. Installing the USB Blaster Driver The Stratix III development board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and development board to communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster driver on the host computer.

  • Page 14: Licensing Considerations

    Altera website at www.altera.com/licensing and install it on your computer. When you request a license file, Altera emails you a license.dat file that enables the software. To obtain a license, perform the following steps: If you already have a Fixed PC or FloatNet Quartus II subscription, you can use that software instead of the Quartus II DKE software.
  • Page 15 Chapter 3: Software Installation 3–5 Licensing Considerations Figure 3–2. Serial Number Example © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...
  • Page 16 3–6 Chapter 3: Software Installation Licensing Considerations DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 17: Chapter 4. Dsp Development Kit Hardware Setup

    ■ ■ USB-Blaster driver software installed on the host computer. The Stratix III development board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming. Host computer and development board cannot communicate without the USB-Blaster driver software installed. For installation information, refer to “Installing the USB Blaster Driver”...
  • Page 18 (D20 through D27) (S2 through S5) CPU Reset Push button (S6) Power Select Rotary Switch (SW6) Figure 4–2 shows the Data Conversion HSMC card layout and components. DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...
  • Page 19 Ext. Clock Out p Audio D/A Converter D/A Converter Output (J28) (J25) CODEC Channel A and Channel A (J12) Converter Channel B (U3) Channel B (J14) © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...
  • Page 20 The shorter standoffs should be installed in the four corners of the Stratix III Development Board. Two of the longer standoffs should be installed in the mounting holes near the audio connectors on the Data Conversion HSMC. This arrangement minimizes the stress on the HSM connector.
  • Page 21 ■ J23 CLK OUT SEL jumpers on pins 1-3 and 2-4 ■ 9. Set the user dip switches on the Stratix III Development Board with switch 2 closed and all the other switches open. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...

  • Page 22: Configuring The Fpga

    “Installing the USB Blaster Driver” on page 3–3. To configure the Stratix III FPGA, perform the following steps: 1. Connect the USB cable to the development board USB port. 2. Cycle the POWER switch OFF then ON. 3. Start the Quartus II software.

  • Page 23: Chapter 5. Factory Designs

    5. Factory Designs Understanding the Factory Design In the factory design, two sine waves are generated by two instances of the Altera numerically controlled oscillator (NCO) MegaCore. One of these oscillators is running at 10 times the frequency of the other, but both of them have the same amplitude, each covering 13 bits of dynamic range.

  • Page 24: Exercising The A/D And D/A Converter Performance Test

    “+” sign for the displayed waveform and observe the incoming data stream. Click the “-“ sign to collapse the display after you are done so that the analysis shows correctly. DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 25: Collecting Data Using The Signaltap Ii Logic Analyzer

    It shows an attenuated combination of two sine waves. The A/D converter output is attenuated because of losses in the analog circuitry, transformers, and terminators on the board. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...

  • Page 26: Analyzing The Data In The Matlab Software

    Observe that the plotted graph of the peak spur level is below 80 db. A normalized. Figure 5–3. Normalized Spectral Plot of 14-bit Output to the Channel A D/A Converter DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...
  • Page 27 MATLAB Command Window, type the following command: sines_plot(‘sines_auto_signaltap_0.txt’,’c’) r The MATLAB software opens a display window, which shows a normalized plot of the output of the 3-MHz FIR filter. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...

  • Page 28: Conclusion

    Conclusion This user guide walks you through the software installation process, obtain the license for the DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition, and other software, as well as board setup, configuration, and testing of the Stratix III FPGA Development board and Data Conversion HSMC combination.

  • Page 29: Appendix A. Programming The Flash Device

    A. Programming the Flash Device Overview There is a Common Flash Interface (CFI) type flash memory device on the Stratix III development board. When you first receive the kit, this CFI flash device arrives programmed with a default factory configuration that was loaded from a Programmer Object File (.pof).
  • Page 30 If you choose to overwrite an existing .pof file, you receive a warning message. Figure A–1. Convert Programming Files Settings DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 31: Parallel Flash Loader Instantiation

    8. Click Start to download the selected configuration file to the FPGA (Figure A–2). The FPGA is configured when the progress bar reaches 100%, after which it is ready to access and program the flash device. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...
  • Page 32 CFI_512MB device (Figure A–3). This action results in writes only to the flash page zero and the option bit register. Figure A–3. Program/Configure Options DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 33: Restoring The Factory Design To The Flash Device

    To restore the development board to factory conditions, repeat the steps for writing a new POF to the flash device as described in “Programming the Flash Device” on page A–3, except select the stratixIII_3sl150_dev_factory_recovery.pof file. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...
  • Page 34 A–6 Appendix A: Programming the Flash Device Restoring the Factory Design to the Flash Device DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

  • Page 35: Additional Information

    Email literature@altera.com Non-technical support (General) Email nacomp@altera.com (Software Licensing) Email authorization@altera.com Note: (1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative. © August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide...

  • Page 36: Typographic Conventions

    A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause injury to the user. The angled arrow indicates you should press the Enter key. The feet direct you to more information on a particular topic. DSP Development Kit, Stratix III Edition Getting Started User Guide © August 2008 Altera Corporation...

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