Altera Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit - Manual (Page 12)

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Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide July 2010
Installing the USB-Blaster Driver
Requirements
Before you proceed, ensure that the follwing items are installed:
■ Altera ® Quartus ® II software on the host computer
■ Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit
■ USB-Blaster™ driver software on the host computer. The
Cyclone III FPGA starter development board includes an integrated
USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming.
Powering Up the Development Board
To power-up the development board, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the ON/OFF switch (SW1) is in the OFF position (up).
2. Connect the USB-Blaster cable from the host computer to the
USB-Blaster port on the development board.
3. Connect the 12-V DC adapter to the development board and to a
power source.
w Only use the supplied 12-V power supply. Power regulation
circuitry on the board could be damaged by supplies greater
than 12 V.
4. Press the power switch (SW1).
5. Confirm that all four user LEDs are ON.
Installing the
USB-Blaster
Driver The Cyclone III FPGA development board includes an integrated
USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host
computer and board to communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster
driver on the host computer.
Installation instructions for the USB-Blaster driver are available on the
Altera website at
www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/
dri-index.html . On the “Altera Programming Cable Driver Information”
page of the Altera website, locate the table entry for your configuration
and click the link to access the instructions.