Altera 100G Development Kit, Stratix V GX Edition - Manual (Page 17)

August 2012 Altera Corporation 100G Development Kit, Stratix V GX Edition
User Guide
5. Board Update Portal
The Stratix V GX 100G Development Kit ships with the Board Update Portal design
example stored in the factory portion of the flash memory on the board. The design
consists of a Nios II embedded processor, an Ethernet MAC, and an HTML web
server.
When you power up the board, the FPGA configures with the with the Board Update
Portal design example from flash memory. The design can obtain an IP address from
any DHCP server and serve a web page from the flash on your board to any host
computer on the same network. The web page allows you to upload new FPGA
designs to the user hardware 1 portion of flash memory and provides kit-specific links
and design resources.
The source code for the Board Update Portal design resides in the <install
dir>\kits\stratixVGX_5sgxea7nf45_100g\examples directory. If the Board Update
Portal is corrupted or deleted from the flash memory, refer to
“Restoring the Flash
Device to the Factory Settings” on page A–4 to restore the board with its original
factory contents.
Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page
This section provides instructions to connect to the Board Update Portal web page.
1 Before you proceed, ensure that you have the following:
■ A PC with a connection to a working Ethernet port on a DHCP enabled network.
■ A separate working Ethernet port connected to the same network for the board.
■ The Ethernet and power cables that are included in the kit.
To connect to the Board Update Portal web page, perform these steps:
1. Attach the Ethernet cable from the board to your LAN.
2. Power up the board. The board connects to the LAN’s gateway router, and then
obtains an IP address. The LCD on the board displays the IP address.
3. Launch a web browser on a PC that is connected to the same network, and enter
the IP address from the LCD into the browser address bar. The Board Update
Portal web page appears in the browser.
1 You can click Stratix V GX 100G Development Kit on the Board Update Portal
web page to access the kit’s home page for documentation updates and
additional new designs.
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
The Board Update Portal allows you to write new designs to the user hardware 1
portion of flash memory. Designs must be in the Nios II Flash Programmer File
(.flash) format.