Trion 8 BGA81 Development Kit User Guide
Overview
Thank you for choosing the Trion
™
8 BGA81 Development Kit (part number:
T8F81C-DK), which allows you to explore the features of the T8 FPGA.
Warning:
The board can be damaged without proper anti-static handling.
What's in the Box?
The Trion
™
8 BGA81 Development Kit includes:
•
Trion
™
8 BGA81 Development Board preloaded with a demonstration design
•
4 standoffs
•
4 screws
•
3 foot mini-USB cable (type B)
Software Requirements
To develop your own designs for the T8 device on the board, you must install the
Efinity
™
software. You can obtain the software from the Efinix
™
Support Center
under Downloads (
).
Note:
The Efinity
™
software includes tools to program the device on the
board. Refer to the Efinity
™
Software User Guide for information about
how to configure the device.
Learn more:
Efinity
™
documentation is installed with the software (see
Help
>
Documentation
) and is also available in the Support Center
under Docs.
Installing Standoffs
Before using the board, attach the 4 standoffs to the board with the screws
provided in the kit.
Warning:
The board can be damaged if you over tighten the
screws. Tighten all screws to a torque between 4 ± 0.5 kgf/cm and
5 ± 0.5 kgf/cm.
Running the Demonstration Design
Efinix
™
preloads the Trion
™
8 BGA81 Development Board with a demonstration
design that operates the LEDs. The board receives power through USB cable.
Follow these steps to run the design:
1.
Connect the USB cable to the board and to your computer. LED D1 turns
on briefly and then turns off, indicating that the board is receiving power
correctly. All other LEDs are turned off.
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