Installing the usb-blaster ii driver, Installing the usb-blaster ii driver –2 – Altera Cyclone V E FPGA User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software Installation

Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver

Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit

December 2014

Altera Corporation

User Guide

The installation program creates the directory structure shown in

Figure 3–1

.

Table 3–1

lists the file directory names and a description of their contents.

Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver

The Cyclone V E FPGA development board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry
for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to communicate,
you must install the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver on the host computer.

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Installation instructions for the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver for your operating
system are available on the Altera website. On the

Altera Programming Cable Driver

Information

page of the Altera website, locate the table entry for your configuration

and click the link to access the instructions.

Figure 3–1. Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit Installed Directory Structure

(1)

Note to

Figure 3–1

:

(1) Early-release versions might have slightly different directory names.

<install dir>

documents

board_design_files

The default Windows installation directory is C:\altera\

<version>\.

examples

factory_recovery

demos

kits

cycloneVE_5cefa7f31_fpga

Table 3–1. Installed Directory Contents

Directory Name

Description of Contents

board_design_files

Contains schematic, layout, assembly, and bill of material board design files. Use these files as a
starting point for a new prototype board design.

demos

Contains demonstration applications, if available.

documents

Contains the kit documentation.

examples

Contains the sample design files for the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit.

factory_recovery

Contains the original data programmed onto the board before shipment. Use this data to restore
the board with its original factory contents.

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