Altera Cyclone V E FPGA - Manual (Page 15)

December 2014 Altera Corporation Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
5. Board Update Portal
The Cyclone V E FPGA Development 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 DIP switch SW4.3 in the OFF (1) position, the
Cyclone V E 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.
1 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 DIP switch SW4.3 to the
ON (0) position and power cycle the board.
The source code for the Board Update Portal design resides in the <install
dir>\kits\cycloneVE_5cefa7f31_fpga\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 to restore the board with its original
factory contents.
Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page
Before you proceed, ensure that you have the following:
■ A PC with a connection to a working Ethernet port (J8) on a DHCP enabled
network.
■ A separate working Ethernet port (J8) 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 DIP switch SW4.3 to the 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.
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You can click Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit on the Board Update Portal
web page to access the kit’s home page for documentation updates and
additional new designs.