© Copyright 2013 Zephyr Engineering, Inc
UDPSDR-
HF1 User’s Manual
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Version 1.1
– 16 September 2013
the FPGA configuration SRAM can be overwritten with a new firmware load from the
USB port at any time.)
For the SDRstick
TM
HF1 receiver to work immediately on power-up, the BeMicroSDK
configuration flash ROM must be programmed with the FPGA firmware load.
The Quartus II Web Edition software and the Quartus II Programmer software are both
capable of writing directly to the FPGA configuration SRAM, but not to the BeMicroSDK
configuration flash ROM. The SDRstick
TM
Programmer software was developed to write
FPGA firmware loads to the BeMicroSDK configuration flash ROM, allowing the receiver
to run immediately after power is applied.
The SDRstick
TM
Programmer uses components from the Quartus II Web Edition, as well
as the USB Blaster Driver. Therefore, the USB Blaster Driver and the Quartus II Web
Edition software must be installed in order to use SDRstick
TM
Programmer.
3.1.1.2 Determine Software Components
See table Table 3 to determine what software you will need to install, depending on how
you want to configure your SDRstick
TM
HF1 receiver.
If your BeMicroSDK came pre-loaded from the factory and you are powering it from
external power, you do not need to install any support software. If, at some point, you
want to upgrade the firmware, you will need to install the necessary components from
Table 3. You can do this at any time, as you need them.
To Do This
You Need This Support Software
Power HF1 from external power
none
Power HF1 from USB power (Linux)
none
Power HF1 from USB power (Windows)
USB Blaster Driver
Program or update FPGA firmware into BeMicroSDK
configuration flash memory
Quartus II Web Edition, USB Blaster
Driver, SDRstick
TM
Programmer
Program FPGA firmware into FPGA configuration SRAM for
debugging (this is not common)
Quartus II Web Edition
or
Quartus II
Programmer, USB Blaster Driver
Write custom FPGA firmware and program into FPGA
configuration SRAM
Quartus II Web Edition, USB Blaster
Driver
Write custom FPGA firmware and program into BeMicroSDK
configuration flash memory
Quartus II Web Edition, USB Blaster
Driver, SDRstick
TM
Programmer
Table 3 - Support Software Requirements
3.1.2 Download and Install Software
After you have determined what support software you need, go to <altera.com> and/or
<svn.sdrstick.com> and download the installation files. If you need more detailed
installation information, please download the
beradio lab
from the <beradio> section of
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