Chapter 3: Software Installation
3–3
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
July 2012
Altera Corporation
Stratix V GX FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
The installation program creates the Stratix 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 Stratix V GX FPGA development board includes integrated On-Board
USB-Blaster II circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and
board to communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster II driver on the host
computer.
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Installation instructions for the 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.
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For USB-Blaster II configuration details, refer to the
On-Board USB-Blaster II
page.
Figure 3–1. Stratix 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
stratixVGX_5sgxea7kf40_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 when available.
documents
Contains the kit documentation.
examples
Contains the sample design files for the Stratix 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.
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