Altera Cyclone II FPGA Starter - Manual (Page 16)

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Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit User Guide October 2006
Powering Up the Development Board
■ Install the Altera Quartus ® software on the host computer, if not
already installed
■ The Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Board includes an
integrated USB-Blaster™ chip set for programming the FPGA. Install
the Altera USB-Blaster driver software on the host computer, if not
already installed.
1 Communication between the computer host and the
development board requires Altera USB-Blaster driver software
already installed on the host computer.
Powering Up the
Development
Board To power up the development board, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the USB-Blaster cable from the host computer to the
USB-Blaster port on the development board.
2. Connect the 7.5 V DC adapter to the development board and to a
power source.
3. Connect a VGA monitor to the VGA video port on the development
board.
4. Connect a headset to the Line Out audio port on the development
board.
5. Slide the RUN/PROG switch on the edge of the development board
to the RUN position.
6. Turn the power on by depressing the ON/OFF switch on the
development board.
Confirming
Board Operation As the development board powers on, verify correct operation by
performing the following steps:
1. Confirm that all user LEDs are flashing.
2. Confirm that all 7-segment displays cycle through numbers 0
through F.
3. Confirm that the VGA monitor displays the default image
(
Figure 2–2 ) with the SW0 switch set to the DOWN (toward the
edge of the board) position.