Chapter 6: Board Test System
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Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
July 2012
Altera Corporation
Stratix V GX FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
Default
The
Default
control sets the frequency for the oscillator associated with the active tab
back to its default value. This can also be accomplished by power cycling the board.
Set New Frequency
The
Set New Frequency
control sets the programmable oscillator frequency for the
selected clock to the value in the
Target frequency
control for the Si570/Si571 and the
Frequency
controls for the Si5338 (U38 and U46). Frequency changes might take
several milliseconds to take effect. You might see glitches on the clock during this
time. Altera recommends resetting the FPGA logic after changing frequencies.
Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
You can use the Quartus II Programmer to configure the FPGA with a specific
.sof
.
Before configuring the FPGA, ensure that the Quartus II Programmer and the
USB-Blaster II driver are installed on the host computer, the micro-USB cable is
connected to the FPGA development board, power to the board is on, and no other
applications that use the JTAG chain are running.
To configure the Stratix V GX FPGA, perform the following steps:
1. Start the Quartus II Programmer.
2. Click
Auto Detect
to display the devices in the JTAG chain.
3. Click
Add File
and select the path to the desired
.sof
.
4. Turn on the
Program/Configure
option for the added file.
5. Click
Start
to download the selected file to the FPGA. Configuration is complete
when the progress bar reaches 100%.
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Using the Quartus II programmer to configure a device on the board causes other
JTAG-based applications such as the Board Test System and the Power Monitor to lose
their connection to the board. Restart those applications after configuration is
complete.
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If the Quartus II programing window is already open, then you power cycle the
board, you may be required to click
Hardware Setup
in the Quartus II Programmer
window and reselect USB-Blaster II in order to properly detect the JTAG chain.
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