Altera Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition - Manual (Page 8)

1–2 Chapter 1: About This Kit
Kit Features
Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Guide © November 2009 Altera Corporation
■ Power supply and cables—The development kit includes the following items:
■ Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom
■ USB cable
■ Ethernet cable
■ SMB cable
■ BNC cable
Software
■ Altera Complete Design Suite DVD—A DVD that includes the following items:
■ Quartus II Software—The Quartus II software, including the SOPC Builder
system development tool, provides a comprehensive environment for
system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) design. The Quartus II software
integrates into nearly any design environment and provides interfaces to
industry-standard EDA tools.
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The kit includes a development kit edition (DKE) license for the Quartus II
software (Windows platform only). This license entitles you to all the
features of the subscription edition for a period of one year. After the year,
you must purchase a renewal subscription to continue using the software.
For more information, refer to the Altera website (
www.altera.com ).
■ MegaCore ® IP Library—A library that contains Altera IP MegaCore functions.
You can evaluate MegaCore functions by using the OpenCore Plus feature to
do the following:
■ Simulate behavior of a MegaCore function within your system
■ Verify functionality of your design, and quickly and easily evaluate its size
and speed
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include
MegaCore functions
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware
1 The OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation feature is an evaluation tool for
prototyping only. You must purchase a license to use a MegaCore function
in production.
f For more information about OpenCore Plus, refer to AN 320: OpenCore
Plus Evaluation of Megafunctions .
■ Nios ® II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)—A full-featured set of tools that allow
you to develop embedded software for the Nios II processor which you can
include in your Altera FPGA designs.
■ Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition CD-ROM—A CD-ROM that
includes all the documentation and design examples for the kit.