Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity User Manual
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Chapter 5: Board Update Portal
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,
February 2013
Altera Corporation
Stratix V GT Edition User Guide
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You can also navigate directly to the
page of the Altera website to determine if you have the latest kit
software.
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs
The Board Update Portal allows you to write new designs to the user portion of flash
memory. Designs must be in the Nios II Flash Programmer File (.flash) format.
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Design files available from
page include .flash files. You can also create .flash files from your own
custom design. Refer to
“Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming” on page A–2
for information about preparing your own design for upload.
To upload a design over the network into the user portion of flash memory on your
board, perform the following steps:
1. Perform the steps in
“Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page”
to access
the Board Update Portal web page.
2. In the Hardware File Name field, specify the .flash file that you either
downloaded from the Altera website or created on your own. If there is a software
component to the design, specify it in the same manner using the Software File
Name
field; otherwise, leave the Software File Name field blank.
3. Click Upload. The progress bar indicates the percent complete. The file takes
about 20 seconds to upload.
4. To configure the FPGA with the new design after the flash memory upload process
is complete, set the PGMSEL jumper (J28) to the user position (jump pins 1-2) and
power cycle the board.
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As long as you don’t overwrite the factory image in the flash memory device, you can
continue to use the Board Update Portal to write new designs to the user portion of
flash memory. If you do overwrite the factory image, you can restore it by following
the instructions in
“Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings” on page A–4