Installing the usb-blaster ii driver, Installing the usb-blaster ii driver –3 – Altera DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software Installation

3–3

Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver

July 2013

Altera Corporation

DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition

User Guide

The installation program creates the DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition,
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 Stratix V GS development board includes integrated On-Board USB-Blaster II
circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to
communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster II driver on the host computer.

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Installation instructions for the 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.

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For USB-Blaster II configuration details, refer to the

On-Board USB-Blaster II

page.

Figure 3–1. DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition 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

stratixVGS_5sgsmd5kf40_dsp

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 when available.

documents

Contains the kit documentation.

examples

Contains the sample design files for the DSP Development Kit, Stratix V Edition.

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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