© August 2008 Altera Corporation
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition Getting Started User Guide
Preliminary
2. Getting Started
Introduction
This user guide familiarizes you with the contents of the kit and guides you through
the DSP Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition setup. Using this guide, you can do the
following:
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Inspect the contents of the kit
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Install the Altera Development Suite Tools
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Set up licensing
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Install the DSP Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition CD-ROM
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Set up, power up, and verify correct operation of the kit hardware
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Configure the Cyclone III FPGA
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Find and use the tutorials
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Set up and run included application examples and demonstrations
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For complete details about the development board, refer to the
. For complete details about the Data Conversion HSMC, refer
Data Conversion HSMC Reference Manual
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Before You Begin
Before using the kit or installing the software, check the kit contents and inspect the
board to verify that you received all of the items listed in this section. If any of the
items are missing, contact Altera before you proceed.
Check the Kit Contents
The DSP Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition contains the following items:
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Data Conversion HSMC
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Cyclone III development board with an EP3C120F780C7N Cyclone III device
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Altera Complete Design Suite DVD containing:
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Quartus II Web Edition Software
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MegaCore IP Library
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Nios II Embedded Software Design Tools
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ModelSim-Altera Web Edition simulation package
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DSP Builder