Altera Transceiver SI - Manual (Page 22)

2–14 Getting Started User Guide Altera Corporation
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition June 2006
Test the Transceiver Performance Using Pre-Defined Designs
■ COM Port # —When the driver is installed, the COM Port values are
listed under Ports (COM and LPT) in the Windows Device Manager
window (go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools >
Computer Management
> Device Manager). See Figure 2–5 . The
highest COM port number listed under Ports (COM and LPT) is
required to be used in the COM Port # box.
■ Open Link and Close Link—When you click Open Link or Close
Link, the link with the board and the status of the connection is
shown under Display Adapters in the Device Manager window (see
Figure 2–5 ).
Figure 2–5. Device Manager Window
1 When the SOF is downloaded to the hardware, the link from the
GUI to the board should be closed.
Data Pattern Settings
The top center of the control panel window provides the following Data
Pattern
settings:
■ Ch0 Pattern
■ Ch1., Ch4 Pattern
■ Ch5 Pattern