Altera DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Getting Started - Manual (Page 18)

2–8 Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition August 2006
Connect the Cables to the Board & PC
Licensing DSP Builder
The DSP Builder software license included with the DSP Development Kit,
Cyclone II Edition is a perpetual license with free software upgrades for
the first 12 months. After 12 months, you must purchase a renewal
subscription for access to future software upgrades. For more
information, see the Licensing link on the Altera Web site at
www.altera.com
.
Connect the
Cables to the
Board & PC The instructions in this section explain how to set up the following
hardware:
■ USB Blaster™ cable
■ SLP-50 anti-aliasing filter
■ SMA cable
■ Power supply cable
USB Blaster Cable
You must install the USB-Blaster download cable driver before you can
use the USB-Blaster download cable.
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For instructions on installing the USB-Blaster driver on your PC, refer to
the USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide. The driver files are installed
at <quartus-install-dir>\drivers\usb-blaster.
Connect the USB-Blaster cable’s 10-pin female plug to the Cyclone II
JTAG connector (J9) on the Cyclone II DSP development board and
connect the other end to the USB port on your PC. See
Figure 2–3 . This
connection allows you to configure the Cyclone II device directly using
an SRAM Object File (.sof). The reference designs and the lab provided
with the DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition include SOFs for
configuring the Cyclone II device directly.