Fpga programming over external usb-blaster, Status elements, Fpga programming over external usb-blaster –16 – Altera Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Board User Manual

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Chapter 2: Board Components

Configuration, Status, and Setup Elements

Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Board, 530 Edition Reference Manual

November 2010

Altera Corporation

There are two pages reserved for the FPGA configuration data. The factory hardware
page is considered page 0 and is loaded if the rotary switch is in position 0 and when
either power is cycled or the reset configuration push-button switch (S1) is pressed.
The user hardware page is considered page 1 and is loaded if the rotary switch is in
position 1 and when either power is cycled or the reset configuration push-button
switch (S1) is pressed.

FPGA Programming over External USB-Blaster

The JTAG programming header provides another method for configuring the FPGA
(U13) using an external USB-Blaster device with the Quartus II Programmer running
on a PC. The external USB-Blaster is connected to the board through the JTAG
connector (J8). The JTAG DIP switch (SW6) allows the MAX II CPLD device to be
removed from the JTAG chain so that the FPGA is the only device on the JTAG chain.

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For more information on the following topics, refer to the respective documents:

Board Update Portal, refer to the

Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, 530 Edition

User Guide

.

PFL design, refer to the

Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit, 530 Edition User

Guide

.

PFL megafunction, refer to

AN 386: Using the Parallel Flash Loader with the Quartus

II Software.

Status Elements

The development board includes status LEDs. This section describes the status
elements.

Table 2–9

lists the LED board references, names, and functional descriptions.

Board Information

32

0x00010000 – 0x00017FFF

Ethernet Option Bits

32

0x00008000 – 0x0000FFFF

User Design Reset Vector

32

0x00000000 – 0x00007FFF

Table 2–8. Flash Memory Map (Part 2 of 2)

Name

Size (Kbyte)

Address

Table 2–9. Board-Specific LEDs (Part 1 of 2)

Board Reference

LED Name

Description

D24

POWER

Blue LED. Illuminates when 3.3-V power is active.

D5

CONF DONE

Green LED. Illuminates when the FPGA is successfully configured. Driven by the
MAX II CPLD EPM2210 System Controller.

D26

Loading

Green LED. Illuminates when the MAX II CPLD EPM2210 System Controller is
actively configuring the FPGA. Driven by the MAX II CPLD EPM2210 System
Controller wire-OR'd with the Embedded Blaster CPLD.

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