Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity - Manual (Page 11)

December 2011 Altera Corporation Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,
Stratix IV GX Edition User Guide
3. Software Installation
The instructions in this chapter explain how to install the following software:
■ Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition software.
■ Quartus II software—Certain DLLs that are required for the demonstration
application (stratixIVGX_si_demo.exe) to function properly are not included with
the kit installation software. These needed DLLs are installed with the Quartus II
Subscription Edition software, versions 9.1, 9.1sp1, or 9.1sp2. Make sure you can
successfully display the main Quartus II GUI at least once. If you don’t want to
purchase a license, you can uninstall the Quartus II software; the demonstration
application will continue to function properly. Refer to
“Installing the Quartus II
Software” on page 3–2 .
■ USB-Blaster driver.
Before starting the installation, verify that you have complied with the conditions
described in
“Software Requirements” on page 2–2 .
Installing the Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,
Stratix IV GX Edition
To install the Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition,
perform the following steps:
1. Run the kit installer you acquired in “Software” on page 1–2 .
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. Be sure that
the installation directory you choose is in the same relative location to the
Quartus II software installation.