About this kit, Kit features, Hardware – Altera Stratix V Advanced Systems User Manual
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February 2013
Altera Corporation
Stratix V Advanced Systems Development Kit
User Guide
1. About This Kit
The Altera
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Stratix
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V Advanced Systems Development Kit is a complete design
environment that includes both the hardware and software you need to develop
Stratix V GX FPGA designs.
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the development kit contents.
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For a complete list of this kit’s contents and capabilities, refer to the
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Hardware
The Stratix V Advanced Systems Development Kit includes the following hardware:
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Stratix V GX advanced systems board—A development platform that allows you
to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Stratix V GX FPGA.
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For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer
to the
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HSMC loopback board—A daughtercard that allows for loopback testing all
signals on the HSMC interface using the Board Test System.
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Power supply and cables—The kit includes the following items:
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Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom
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Standard USB A to mini-USB cable
Software
The software for this kit, described in the following sections, is available on the Altera
website for immediate downloading. You can also request to have Altera mail the
software to you on DVDs.
Quartus II Software
Your kit includes a license for the Development Kit Edition (DKE) of the Quartus II
software (Windows platform only). For one year, this license entitles you to most of
the features of the Subscription Edition (excluding the IP Base Suite).
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After the year, your DKE license will no longer be valid and you will not be permitted
to use this version of the Quartus II software. To continue using the Quartus II
software, you should download the free Quartus II Web edition or purchase a
subscription to Quartus II software. For more information, refer to the
of the Altera website.