Altera Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix V GX Edition - Manual (Page 24)

6–4 Chapter 6: Board Test System
Using the Board Test System
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit July 2012 Altera Corporation
Stratix V GX Edition User Guide
c Ensure that the version of Quartus II software set in the $QUARTUS_ROOTDIR
environment variable matches the version of files you have installed (not
required for service packs). For example, the Development Kit Installer
version 11.1.2 requires that the Quartus II software version 11.0 or 11.1 to be
installed. You can set this variable by starting the required 32-bit Quartus II
software version.
3. When configuration finishes, close the Quartus II Programmer, if open. The design
begins running in the FPGA. The corresponding GUI application tabs that
interface with the design are now enabled.
The System Info Tab
The System Info tab shows information about the board’s current configuration.
Figure 6–1 on page 6–1 shows the System Info tab. The tab displays the contents of
the MAX II registers, the JTAG chain, the board’s MAC address, the flash memory
map, and other details stored on the board.
The following sections describe the controls on the System Info tab.
Board Information
The Board information control displays static information about your board.
■ Board Name —Indicates the official name of the board, given by the Board Test
System.
■ Board P/N —Indicates the part number of the board.
■ Serial number —Indicates the serial number of the board.
■ Factory test version —Indicates the version of the Board Test System used to
production test the board.
■ MAX II ver —Indicates the version of MAX II code currently running on the board.
The MAX II code resides in the
<install dir>\kits\stratixVGX_5sgxea7nf40_si\examples directory. Newer
revisions of this code might be available on the
Transceiver Signal Integrity
Development Kit, Stratix V GX Edition page of the Altera website.
■ MAC —Indicates the MAC address of the board.