Copyright © 2006 Altera Corporation. All rights reserved. Altera, The Programmable Solutions Company, the stylized Altera logo, specific device des-
ignations, and all other words and logos that are identified as trademarks and/or service marks are, unless noted otherwise, the trademarks and
service marks of Altera Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other product or service names are the property of their respective holders. Al-
tera products are protected under numerous U.S. and foreign patents and pending applications, maskwork rights, and copyrights. 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 ap-
plication or use of any information, product, or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera
Corporation. Altera customers are advised to obtain the latest version of device specifications before relying on any published in-
formation and before placing orders for products or services
.
UG-DSP011205-1.1
ii
Getting Started User Guide
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition
Preliminary
Altera Corporation
August 2006
Contents
About This User Guide
Revision History ........................................................................................................................................ v
How to Contact Altera .............................................................................................................................. v
Typographic Conventions ...................................................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1. About This Kit
Release Information ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1–1
Kit Contents ............................................................................................................................................ 1–1
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 2–1
Before You Begin Using the Kit ........................................................................................................... 2–1
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Contents ................................................................... 2–1
Inspecting the Board ........................................................................................................................ 2–2
Software Requirements ................................................................................................................... 2–2
Installing the Software .......................................................................................................................... 2–3
Installing the Quartus II Software .................................................................................................. 2–3
Installing the MegaCore Functions ................................................................................................ 2–3
Installing The MathWorks MATLAB/Simulink CD-ROM ........................................................ 2–4
Installing DSP Builder ..................................................................................................................... 2–4
Installing the Nios II Embedded Processor .................................................................................. 2–4
Installing the Reference Designs & Lab ........................................................................................ 2–5
Setting up Licensing .............................................................................................................................. 2–6
Licensing the Quartus II Software & DSP Builder ...................................................................... 2–6
Licensing DSP Builder ..................................................................................................................... 2–7
Licensing the
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition ................................................................ 2–7
Licensing MATLAB ......................................................................................................................... 2–7
Connecting the Cables to the Board & PC ......................................................................................... 2–8
Connecting the USB-Blaster Download Cable ............................................................................. 2–8
Connecting the SLP-50 Anti-Aliasing Filter ................................................................................. 2–9
Connecting the SMA Cable ........................................................................................................... 2–10
Connecting the Power Supply Cable ........................................................................................... 2–11
Applying Power to the Board ....................................................................................................... 2–11
Using the Reference Designs & Lab .................................................................................................. 2–12
Setting Unused Pins in the Reference and User Designs (Optional) ...................................... 2–12
Understanding SAFE Mode & USER Mode ............................................................................... 2–14
Testing the Board Using the Factory Design ................................................................................... 2–15
Understanding the Reference Design .......................................................................................... 2–15
Configuring the Board ................................................................................................................... 2–17
Altera Corporation
August 2006
iii
About This User Guide
Revision History
Chapter
All
All
The following table displays the revision history for the chapters in this
user guide.
Version
1.0.0
6.0.1
First publication
Updated for Quartus II Release 6.0 Service Pack 1
Date
May 2005
August 2006
Changes Made
f
For late-breaking information not available in this user guide, see the
README file on the
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition Version 6.0.1
CD-ROM.
For technical support or other information about Altera products, go to
the Altera world-wide Web site at
www.altera.com.
You can also contact
Altera through your local sales representative or any of the following
sources.
USA and Canada
www.altera.com/mysupport/
800-800-EPLD (3753)
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
How to Contact
Altera
Information Type
Technical support
All Other Locations
www.altera.com/mysupport/
+1 408-544-8767
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (GMT -8:00)
Pacific Time
www.altera.com
literature@altera.com
+ 1 408-544-7000
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (GMT -8:00)
Pacific Time
ftp.altera.com
Product literature
Altera literature services
Non-technical customer
service
FTP site
www.altera.com
literature@altera.com
800-767-3753
ftp.altera.com
Altera Corporation
August 2006
MegaCore Version a.b.c variable
v
DSP Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition