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Getting Started
APEX DSP Development Kit Getting Started User Guide
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ByteBlasterMV Cable
The board supplies power to the ByteBlasterMV download cable. Connect
the ByteBlasterMV cable to one of two headers on the board, depending
on which device you want to configure/program.
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Connect the ByteBlasterMV cable’s 10-pin female plug to the APEX
device JTAG header on the board (J8) and connect the other end to
your PC to configure the APEX device directly using an SRAM
Object File (
.sof
). See
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The labs provided in this kit include SOFs for configuring
the APEX device directly.
or
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Connect the ByteBlasterMV cable’s 10-pin female plug to the EPC16
JTAG header on the board (JP7) and connect the other end to your
PC to program the EPC16 device using a Programmer Object File
(
.pof
). The EPC16 device configures the APEX device when power to
the board is turned off and then on again.
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Align the ByteBlasterMV connector so that the red stripe is
oriented towards the Altera logo on the board.
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Refer to the
APEX DSP Development Board (Professional Version) Data Sheet
or the
APEX DSP Development Board (Starter Version) Data Sheet
for more
information on how to configure the APEX device on the board. Refer to
AN 116 (Configuring APEX 20K, FLEX 10K & FLEX 6000 Devices)
for more
information on configuring Altera devices.
Figure 2. Connect the ByteBlasterMV Cable to the Board
