Altera Stratix IV GX FPGA - Manual (Page 43)

Chapter 6: Board Test System 6–19
The Power Monitor
March 2014 Altera Corporation Stratix IV GX FPGA Development Kit User Guide
SDI
Testing the SDI requires connecting a SMB loopback cable as shown in Figure 6–9 .
Once connected, the following controls are available:
■ Reset —Restarts the test.
■ Load —Passes a new seed value to the PRBS generator on the device.
■ Status —Displays the following status information during the loopback test:
■ Tx PLL —Shows whether the Tx PLL is locked or unlocked.
■ Rx PLL —Shows whether the Rx PLL is locked or unlocked.
■ Error status —Shows “No Error Detected” when the test is running correctly;
otherwise shows pertinent error.
■ Error control —Provides the following controls:
■ Errors —Displays the number of errors detected in the hardware.
■ Insert Error —Inserts a one-word error into the transaction stream each time
you click the button.
■ Clear —Resets the Errors counter to zero.
The Power Monitor
The Power Monitor measures and reports current power and temperature
information for the board. To start the application, click Power Monitor in the Board
Test System application.
1 You can also run the Power Monitor as a stand-alone application. PowerMonitor.exe
resides in the <install
dir>\kits\stratixIVGX_4sgx230_fpga\examples\board_test_system directory. On
Windows, click Start > All Programs > Altera > Stratix IV GX FPGA Development
Kit
<version> > Power Monitor to start the application.
Figure 6–9. Board with SMB Loopback Cable