Altera Cyclone III LS FPGA - Manual (Page 7)

© October 2009 Altera Corporation Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit User Guide
1. About This Kit
Introduction
The Altera ® Cyclone ® III LS FPGA Development Kit is a complete design
environment that includes both the hardware and software you need to develop
Cyclone III LS FPGA designs. The board and the one-year license for the Quartus
® II
software provide everything you need to begin developing custom Cyclone III LS
FPGA designs. The following list describes what you can accomplish with the
development kit:
 Develop and test memory subsystems consisting of DDR2 memory
 Take advantage of the modular and scalable design by using the high-speed
mezzanine card (HSMC) connectors to interface to over 20 different HSMCs
provided by Altera partners
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit contents.
Hardware
 Cyclone III LS FPGA development board—A development platform that allows
you to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Cyclone III LS
EP3CLS200 FPGA.
 For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer to the
Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Board Reference Manual .
 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
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.