Altera Cyclone III, Getting Started Manual

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© August 2008 Altera Corporation DSP Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition Getting Started User Guide
Preliminary
4. DSP Development Kit Hardware Setup
Introduction
The instructions in this chapter explain how to attach the Data Conversion HSMC to
the Cyclone III development board and configure the FPGA.
Requirements
Before starting the installation, verify that you have complied with the conditions
described in
“Hardware Requirements” on page 2–2 and have completed the
following requirements:
■
Quartus II software installed on the host computer
■ USB-Blaster driver software installed on the host computer
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The Cyclone III development board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry for
FPGA programming. Host computer and development board cannot communicate
without the USB-Blaster driver software installed. For installation information, refer
to
“Installing the USB-Blaster Driver” on page 3–3 .
Powering up the Board
Figure 4–1 shows the Cyclone III development board and its components.