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Altera Corporation
Nios Embedded Processor Getting Started User Guide
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The Y serial cable has three labeled connectors;
board
,
main
and
debug
. Connect the
board
connector to the serial port connector (J3)
on the Nios development board and the
main
connector to either the
COM1 or COM2 serial port on your personal computer.
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The
debug
connector is optionally available for dedicated debug
communications.
3.
Connect one end of the 25-pin parallel cable to the parallel port of
your personal computer and the other end to the ByteBlasterMV
download cable.
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For more information about the ByteBlasterMV download cable see the
ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable
Data Sheet on the website at
http://www.altera.com/literature/lit-index.html
.
4.
Connect the ByteBlasterMV download cable to the JTAG connector
(JP3).
5.
Connect the 14-pin LCD module ribbon cable to JP12. Pin 1 on JP12
must connect to pin 1 on the LCD module. Pin 1 is marked with a
small triangle arrow molded into the plastic of the connector. You
will use the LCD module later for testing the system.
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Pin 3 on the LCD module has been deliberately removed. This
pin controls the contrast of the LCD module.
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Connect the 9-V DC power-supply to J1. Select the appropriate
power cord for your location. Connect one end to the 9-V DC power
supply and the other end to an outlet.
You have finished connecting the board. LED 7, LED 3 and the dual
7-segment LED display lights and one row of the LCD module displays
black squares.
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If the Nios development board LEDs are not lit, check all the
connections to make sure power is supplied to the board
properly. For further assistance, call (800) 800-EPLD (3753).
Setting Up
Communication
with the Board
The development board is now working with the factory default settings.
Nios SDK shell is the terminal communication program you will use. To
establish interaction and communication with the development board, do
the following:
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From the Windows Start Menu, select
Altera> Excalibur Nios 2.0>
Nios SDK Shell.
The shell window appears and displays a shell
prompt, as shown in
Содержание Excalibur APEX 20K200E
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