Altera High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition - Manual (Page 25)

Altera Corporation Quartus II Version 3.0 3–3
Board Setup Required Hardware
Required
Hardware To power up the Stratix GX development board, you need the hardware
listed in Table 3–2. See “Development Kit Contents” on page 2–1 for a list
of items provided in the kit.
Power Up the
Board & View
the XCVR Eye Perform the following steps to power up the Stratix GX development
board. You will set switches on the board so that the Stratix GX device
displays the transceiver (XCVR) eye in an oscilloscope.
1 Before you attempt to power up the board, make sure that you
have the equipment listed in Table 3–2.
1. Set switch SW3 to off (middle position).
2. Connect one end of the ATX power supply to J31 and the other end
to a power outlet.
3. Set the Stratix GX device switches as shown in Table 3–3. These
settings display the XCVR eye.
4. Set switch SW3 to the on position (all of the way up). All of the
board LEDs illuminate.
Table 3–2. Required Equipment
Hardware Manufacturer Part Number Quantity
Stratix GX Development Board Altera 1
ATX Power Supply Sparkle Power FSP250-60GTA 1
Programming Cable Altera ByteBlaster II 1
SMA DC Block (1) Any 2
SMA 20-dB 50-
Ω Attenuator (1) Any 1
High-Speed Digital Sampling Oscillocope (1) , (2) Tektronix CSA8000 1
3-Foot SMA Cable (1) Any 3
Note:
(1) This item is required to view the XCVR eye.
(2) You can also use other oscilloscopes.
Table 3–3. Stratix GX XCVR Eye Switches Settings
SW1 SW2 SW4 SW5 SW8 J48 J90
YES NO EPC16 STD 000 X X