July 2010
Altera Corporation
Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit, 6G Edition User Guide
6. Board Test System
Introduction
The kit includes a design example and application called the Board Test System to test
the functionality of the Arria II GX FPGA development board, 6G edition. The
application provides an easy-to-use interface to alter functional settings and observe
the results. You can use the application to test board components, modify functional
parameters, observe performance, and measure power usage. The application is also
useful as a reference for designing systems. To install the application, follow the steps
in
“Installing the Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit, 6G Edition” on page 3–2
.
The application provides access to the following Arria II GX FPGA development
board, 6G edition features:
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General purpose I/O (GPIO)
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SRAM
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Flash memory
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DDR2 and DDR3 memories
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HSMC connectors
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Character LCD
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Programmable oscillator
The application allows you to exercise most of the board components. While using the
application, you reconfigure the FPGA several times with test designs specific to the
functionality you are testing.
