Altera PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition Getting Started - Manual (Page 21)

Altera Corporation Getting Started User Guide 2–13
March 2008 PCI Express Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition
Getting Started
Developing and
Using
Applications on
the PCI Express
Board When developing PCI Express applications, downloading a new PCI
Express SOF from Computer #2 to the development board on
Computer #1 will likely produce a hardware malfunction.
The best way to configure the FPGA on the development board is to use
the alternative hardware setup and POF loading method described in
Appendix A . This requires creating a POF on Computer #2, removing the
development board, and programming its flash memory while the board
operates as a stand-alone unit.
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It is possible to download an SOF with the development board
installed in Computer #1, but the download has to occur while
Computer #1 is booting up and before Windows configures the
PCI Express bus. When successful, this method works faster
than removing the board for programming, but requires the luck
of good timing. This means that the download may fail and you
may have to power down and try again.
When developing a non-PCI Express design, remove the board from
Computer #1, install the stand-off support pegs, connect the provided
separate power supply, and run any experiments in this stand-alone
configuration.