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Altera Corporation Core Version a.b.c variable 3–3
April 2007 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide
Using the Control Panel
Read/Write Data
To read from and write to the DDR SDRAM, perform the following steps:
1. Click the DDR SDRAM tab ( Figure 3–2 ).
Figure 3–2. Control Panel SDRAM Tab
2. To write a 16-bit word to the DDR SDRAM, type the hex address of
the desired location in the
Random Access boxes and write the hex
data to be written. Click Write .
3. To read the contents of a location, enter the address in the Random
Access boxes. Click Read .
Sequential Write
To write the contents of a file to the DDR SDRAM, perform the following
steps:
1. Click the SDRAM tab and indicate your preferences using the
Sequential Write boxes.
2. Type the starting address in the Address box.
3. Type the number of bytes to write in the Length box.
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To load the entire file, turn on File Length without
specifying the number of bytes.