Altera Arria V GX - Manual (Page 21)

November 2014 Altera Corporation Arria V GX Starter Kit
User Guide
5. Board Update Portal
The Arria V GX Starter 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 with the FAC_LOAD (SW4.3) in the factory off (1)
position, the Arria V GX FPGA configures with the Board Update Portal design
example. 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 useful kit-specific links and design resources.
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After successfully updating the user hardware 1 flash memory, you can load the user
design from flash memory into the FPGA. To do so, set the FAC_LOAD (SW4.3) to the
user on (0) position and power cycle the board.
The source code for the Board Update Portal design resides in the <install
dir>\kits\arriaVGX_5agxfb3hf35_start\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 .
Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page
This section provides instructions to connect to the Board Update Portal web page.
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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. With the board powered down, set the FAC_LOAD (SW4.3) to the factory off (1)
position.
2. Attach the Ethernet cable from the board to your LAN.
3. Power up the board. The board connects to the LAN’s gateway router and obtains
an IP address. The LCD on the board displays the IP address.
4. 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 Arria V GX Starter Kit on the Board Update Portal web page to
access the kit’s home page for documentation updates and additional new
designs.