Altera Cyclone II EP2C35 PCI Development Board - Manual (Page 3)

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May 2005 Preliminary
Contents
About This Manual
How to Contact Altera .............................................................................................................................. v
Typographic Conventions ........................................................................................................................ v
Chapter 1. Introduction
General Description ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Components ...................................................................................................................................... 1–1
Block Diagram .................................................................................................................................. 1–3
Handling the Board ............................................................................................................................... 1–4
Chapter 2. Board Components & Interfaces
Board Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 2–1
Component Operation .......................................................................................................................... 2–4
Cyclone II Device .............................................................................................................................. 2–4
PCI & PCI-X Bus Support & Compatibility .................................................................................. 2–4
Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 2–5
Clocks & Clock Distribution ........................................................................................................... 2–6
Power ................................................................................................................................................. 2–7
LEDs ................................................................................................................................................... 2–9
Board DIP Switch Settings ............................................................................................................ 2–11
Push-Button Switches .................................................................................................................... 2–13
Interface Operation .............................................................................................................................. 2–14
Altera Daughter Card (PROTO1) Interface ................................................................................ 2–14
10/100 Ethernet .............................................................................................................................. 2–14
RS-232 Serial Interface ................................................................................................................... 2–15
AS Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 2–15
JTAG ................................................................................................................................................. 2–15
SignalTap II Logic Analyzer ......................................................................................................... 2–15
Mictor Probe .................................................................................................................................... 2–15
Chapter 3. Using the Board
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3–1
Apply Power to the Board .................................................................................................................... 3–1
Configure the Cyclone II Device ......................................................................................................... 3–2
Serial Flash Configuration .............................................................................................................. 3–2
JTAG Configuration ......................................................................................................................... 3–3
Program the Serial Flash Memory ....................................................................................................... 3–3
Active Serial Programming ............................................................................................................. 3–5
In-System Programming via the JTAG & the SFL Solution
(User-Programmable EPCS64 Device Only) ................................................................................ 3–7
Configure the Board for Bench-Top Operation ................................................................................. 3–8