NEEK Upgrade Package (V.2.0) to Nios II Embedded
Evaluation Kit tion Kit
This document describes how to implement a NEEK upgrade package with
Cyclone III FPGA starter board to a Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit.
This document describes how to implement a NEEK upgrade package with
Cyclone III FPGA starter board to a Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit.
Step 1. Screw 4 female standoffs on the back side of the Cyclone III FPGA
starter board, as shown in Figure 1.
Step 1. Screw 4 female standoffs on the back side of the Cyclone III FPGA
starter board, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. The back side view of the Cyclone III FPGA st arter board af ter 4 female st andof fs are
screwed in position.
Step 2. Connect HSMC interface of Terasic Multimedia Touch Panel
daughter board (MTDB) and Cyclone III FPGA starter board with each other,
as shown in figure 2.
Figure 2. Connection of a MTDB Board and a Cyclone III Starter Board.
Step 3. Install the design software:
1. Install the following software from the accompanying DVD or from the Altera web page:
www.altera.com/download
Install ALL of the following:
‧ Quartus II software version 8.0 or later
‧ Nios II EDS, version 8.0 or later
‧ Altera MegaCore® IP Library, version 8.0
2. Obtain a license file.
3. Install USB Blaster driver software.
4. Install tutorials and examples from the Nios II evaluation kit CD-ROM
By default these files will be installed to:
/altera/80/kits/cycloneIII_3c25_niosII_eval
Step 4. Build the factory image in the flash on the Cyclone III FPGA starter
board:
To build the factory image, perform the following steps:
1. Plug the supplied 12-V DC power supply into an AC power outlet (100 V-240 V), and then
connect this power supply to the development board.
2. Make sure the Quartus II and NIOS II software are installed in your PC.
2. Connect the development board to yo ur computer using the supplied USB cable.
3. Turn on the development board power by pressing the red power switch.
4. Copy the Factory Image File from the directory named “Factory_Image” in the MTDB
SYSTEM CD or from the Link :
http://www.terasic.com/downloads/cd-rom/mtdb/Factory_Image.zip
5. Execute “My_FlashProgrammer.bat”. A NIOS II EDS window will pop up and start to erase
the flash and program the factory image file into flash as shown in Figure 3.
6. Figure 4 shows the factory image file has been pro grammed into flash.
7. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the MTDB board. You should now be able to
reset the board to start the Application Selector.