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... Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, 101 Innovation Drive San Jose, CA 95134 www.altera.com Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Document Version: Document Date: 1.0 December 2009 ...
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... Altera warrants performance of its semiconductor products to current specifications in accordance with Altera's standard warranty, but reserves the right to make changes to any products and services at any time without notice. Altera assumes no responsibility or liability arising out of the application or use of any information, product, or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera Corporation ...
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... Power Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 Serial Loopback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 Data Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 Link Statistics Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5 Power and Temperature Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5 Appendix A. Programming the Flash Device Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1 © December 2009 Altera Corporation Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Contents ...
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... Restoring the Factory Design to the Flash Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4 Nios II EDS Recovery Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1 How to Contact Altera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1 Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–2 Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Info–1 © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... Stratix IV GT EP4S100G2 Signal Integrity Transceiver Development Board—a ■ development platform that allows you to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Stratix IV GT FPGA (ordering code: DK-SI-4S100G2N). f For detailed information about board components and interfaces, refer to the Reference © ...
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... Ethernet CAT-5/RJ-45 cable ■ Power supply and AC adapters for North America, Japan, Europe, and the ■ United Kingdom Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Chapter 1: About This Kit Kit Features ® II webserver © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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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 Refer to “ ...
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... Quartus II Programmer Quartus II Programmer System Requirements The Quartus II Programmer has some minimum system requirements. f For Quartus II Programmer system requirements, refer to the Altera website at: www.altera.com/products/software/products/quartus2web/sof- quarwebmain.html. References For other related information, refer to the following websites: For additional daughter cards available for purchase: ■ ...
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... Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition CD-ROM. Quartus II software—you do not need the Quartus II software for development kit ■ evaluation; however, Altera recommends you obtain the Quartus II software to create new designs. ■ USB-Blaster driver. Before starting the installation, verify that you have complied with the conditions described in “ ...
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... The Stratix IV GT transceiver signal integrity board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and signal integrity board to communicate, you must install the USB-Blaster driver on the host computer. To download the USB-Blaster driver the Altera support site at www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/dri-index.html. To install it blaster-xp.html. ...
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... After the board powers up, the on-board flash memory, which ships preprogrammed with the factory design, automatically configures the Stratix IV GT device. The FACTORY LED illuminates, signaling that the Stratix IV GT device is configured with the preprogrammed factory design. © December 2009 Altera Corporation 4. Development Board Setup SW2.1 SW2.2 ...
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... Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Chapter 4: Development Board Setup Powering Up the Board © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... Board Update Portal web page. The web page allows you to upload new FPGA designs to the designated user flash memory on your board, and also provides links to useful information, on the Altera website at www.altera.com, including links to kit-specific and design resources. After the Board Update Portal is used to successfully update a user design, jumper J62 can be set to LOAD USER and the user design configures upon reset or power up ...
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... The Board Update Portal allows remote update of new FPGA configurations to the user portion of the flash memory. Perform the following steps to update the user memory on your board with a design downloaded from the Altera website. 1. Type the IP address displayed on the LCD into the web browser on the PC or use the browser’ ...
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... Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition CD-ROM” on page Test Designs Altera provides a set of SRAM Object File (.sof) test designs for the evaluation of the Stratix IV GT device transceiver performance and board features. Before you run the application, use the Quartus II Programmer to configure the Stratix IV GT device with one of the ...
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... Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Chapter 6: Stratix IV GT Transceiver Signal Integrity Demonstration “LCD Information” for more information. Table 6–1 on page 6–1. (Figure ® LCD Information 6–1). II Embedded Logic Analyzer, Table 6–1 on © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... You can customize your board design by choosing transceiver settings from the categories described in this section. Figure 6–1. Demonstration Application Control Panel Window © December 2009 Altera Corporation Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide 6–3 (Figure ...
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... Chapter 6: Stratix IV GT Transceiver Signal Integrity Demonstration Running the Demonstration Application and Test Designs Description differential output driver voltage. equalization. DC gain. preemphasis/deemphasis. pre, 1stpost, and 2ndpost settings represent different taps. Description Reset for the transceiver. Reset for all the error counters to zero. © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... You can also observe the power and temperature values on the LCD. For more information, refer to © December 2009 Altera Corporation “LCD Information” on page 6–2. Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide ...
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... Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Chapter 6: Stratix IV GT Transceiver Signal Integrity Demonstration Running the Demonstration Application and Test Designs © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... Board Update Portal. These software files were created using the Nios II EDS just as the hardware design was created using the Quartus II Design application. f For more information about Altera development tools, refer to www.altera.com/products/software/sfw-index.jsp. Parallel Flash Loader The development kit features a MAX II configuration design in the <install dir> ...
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... If you have hardware developed using the Quartus II application, and software developed using the Nios II EDS, follow these instructions the Windows Start Menu All Programs> altera> Nios II EDS> Nios II Command Shell the Nios II Command Shell, navigate to the directory where your design files are located and type the following Nios II EDS commands: For ...
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... LEDs flash repeatedly on and off indicating that the flash device is ready for programming. Secondly, run the Nios II EDS nios2-flash-programmer the Windows Start Menu All Programs> altera> Nios II EDS> Nios II Command Shell the Nios II Command Shell, navigate to the <install dir> ...
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... LEDs flash repeatedly on and off indicating that the flash device is ready for programming the Windows Start Menu All Programs> altera> Nios II EDS> Nios II Command Shell the Nios II Command Shell, navigate to the <install dir> ...
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... MAC address ensure that you have the most up-to-date factory restore files and information about this product the Altera website at www.altera.com/products/devkits/kit-dev_platforms.jsp. © December 2009 Altera Corporation Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide ...
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... A–6 Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide Appendix A: Programming the Flash Device Restoring the Factory Design to the Flash Device © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...
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... Contact Technical support Technical training Product literature Non-technical support (General) Email (Software Licensing) Email Note to Table: (1) You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative. © December 2009 Altera Corporation Changes Made Contact (Note 1) Method Website www.altera.com/support Website www ...
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... A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause you injury. The angled arrow instructs you to press Enter. The feet direct you to more information about a particular topic. Additional Information Typographic Conventions © December 2009 Altera Corporation ...