Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA - Manual (Page 10)

3–2 Chapter 3: Software Installation
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit October 2012 Altera Corporation
User Guide
The installation program creates the Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit directory
structure shown in
Figure 3–1 .
Table 3–1 lists the file directory names and a description of their contents.
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
The Cyclone V GX FPGA development board includes integrated USB-Blaster
circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to
communicate, you must install the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver on the host
computer.
f Installation instructions for the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver for your operating
system are available on the Altera website. 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.
f
For USB-Blaster II configuration details, refer to the On-Board USB-Blaster II page.
Figure 3–1. Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit Installed Directory Structure (1)
Note to Figure 3–1 :
(1) Early-release versions might have slightly different directory names.
<install dir>
documents
board_design_files
The default Windows installation directory is C:\altera\ <version>\.
examples
factory_recovery
demos
kits
cycloneVGX_5cgxfc7df31_fpga
Table 3–1. Installed Directory Contents
Directory Name Description of Contents
board_design_files
Contains schematic, layout, assembly, and bill of material board design files. Use these files as a
starting point for a new prototype board design.
demos Contains demonstration applications.
documents Contains the kit documentation.
examples Contains the sample design files for the Cyclone V GX FPGA Development Kit.
factory_recovery
Contains the original data programmed onto the board before shipment. Use this data to restore
the board with its original factory contents.