Altera Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition - Manual (Page 22)

Altera Corporation Development Board Version 1.0. 2–2
July 2010 Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition
Development Board Setup
Requirements If not already installed, you should:
■ Install the Quartus II Web Edition software on the host computer. For
more information, refer to
“Installing the Quartus II Web Edition
Software” on page 1–9 .
■ Install the Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition. For
more information, refer to
“Installing the Nios II Embedded
Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition” on page 1–7 .
■ Install the USB-Blaster ™ driver software on the host computer. The
Cyclone III FPGA starter development board includes integrated
USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming.
1 The USB Blaster driver software is provided with the Quartus II
software installation
. Communication between the host
computer and the development board requires that the
USB-Blaster driver software be set up.
Power Up the
Development
Board To power up the development board, perform the following steps:
1. Ensure that the red on/off switch (SW1) - on the back-side of the
development board is in the OFF position (up).
2. Connect the USB-Blaster cable from the host computer to the
USB-Blaster port on the development board.
3. Connect the 12-V DC adapter to the development board and to a
power source.
c Only use the supplied 12-V power supply. Power regulation
circuitry on the board could be damaged by supplies greater
than 12 V.
4. Press the Power Switch (SW1).
5. A Welcome screen appears as shown in Figure 2–1 .