Altera Arria GX - Manual (Page 18)

2–12 Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation
Arria GX Development Kit October 2007
Using the Arria GX Development Board for Your Applications
5. Slide the power switch (SW1) on the development board to ON to
power up the board.
6. From the Quartus II Programmer running on Computer #2,
download the SOF containing your application to the FPGA on the
Arria GX development board.
7. Turn on Computer #1.
1 You may remove the external power supply from the Arria GX
development board at this point. However, it is not necessary,
because the on-board power multiplexer circuit disconnects the
external power source when it detects power provided by the
computer through the PCI Express bus.
POF Programming
To use the POF programming method, follow the directions described in
Appendix A to program the flash device on the Arria GX development
board with your application. Then perform the following steps:
1. With Computer #1 powered off, install the Arria GX development
board into an open PCI Express slot.
2. Power up Computer #1 to load your application from the flash
device into the FPGA. If your PCI Express application performs
correctly, then the Arria GX development board is ready to
communicate over the PCI Express bus of Computer #1.
Non-PCI Express Applications
When developing a non-PCI Express design, remove the board from
Computer #1, install the stand-off support pegs, connect the provided
separate power supply, and run any experiments in this stand-alone
configuration using SOF or POF programming.