Altera Cyclone V E FPGA User Manual
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit User Guide
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit
User Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1. About This Kit
Kit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Quartus II Web Edition Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Inspect the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Chapter 3. Software Installation
Installing the Quartus II Web Edition Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Licensing Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing the Development Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Chapter 4. Development Board Setup
Setting Up the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Factory Default Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Chapter 5. Board Update Portal
Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Board Update Portal to Update User Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Chapter 6. Board Test System
Preparing the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Running the Board Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–2
Using the Board Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
The System Info Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
Board Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–3
MAX V Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
JTAG Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4
Qsys Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–5
The GPIO Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
Character LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
User DIP Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–6
User LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Push Button Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
The Flash Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7
Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Random Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
CFI Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Increment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
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Data Display/Entry Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
Flash Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8
The SSRAM Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Random Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Increment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
The Power Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Power Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Graph Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–11
The Clock Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Serial Port Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
fXTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Target Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Set New Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Appendix A. Programming the Flash Memory Device
CFI Flash Memory Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Preparing Design Files for Flash Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Creating Flash Files Using the Nios II EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Programming Flash Memory Using the Board Update Portal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Programming Flash Memory Using the Nios II EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–4
Restoring the MAX V CPLD to the Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–5
Additional Information
Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
How to Contact Altera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
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Kit Features
f For a complete list of this kit’s contents and capabilities, refer to the Cyclone V E
Hardware
1. About This Kit
The Altera® Cyclone®V E FPGA Development Kit is a complete design environment
that includes both the hardware and software you need to develop Cyclone V E FPGA
designs.
This section briefly describes the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit contents.
FPGA Development Kit page.
The Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit includes the following hardware:
■ Cyclone V E FPGA development board—A development platform that allows you
to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Cyclone V E FPGA.
f For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer
to the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Board Reference Manual.
■ Debug Header Breakout Board HSMC.
■ Power supply and cables—The kit includes the following items:
■ Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom.
■ USB cable.
■ Ethernet cable.
Software
The software for this kit, described in the following sections, is available on the Altera
website for immediate downloading. You can also request to have Altera mail the
software to you on DVDs.
Quartus II Web Edition Software
The Quartus II Web Edition Software is a licensed set of Altera tools with full
functionality.
f Download the Quartus II Web Edition Software from the Quartus II Subscription
Edition Software page of the Altera website. Alternatively, you can request a DVD
from the Altera IP and Software DVD Request Form page of the Altera website.
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Kit Features
f To compare the Quartus II subscription and web editions, refer to Altera
Quartus II Software — Subscription Edition vs. Web Edition. The kit also works
in conjunction with the subscription edition.
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit Installer
The license-free Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit installer includes all the
documentation and design examples for the kit.
For information on installing the Development Kit Installer, refer to “Installing the
Development Kit” on page 3–1.
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The remaining chapters in this user guide lead you through the following
Cyclone V E FPGA development board setup steps:
■ Inspecting the contents of the kit
■ Installing the design and kit software
■ Setting up, powering up, and verifying correct operation of the FPGA
■ Configuring the Cyclone V E FPGA
■ Running the Board Test System designs
f For complete information about the FPGA development board, refer to the
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Board Reference Manual.
Before You Begin
2. Getting Started
development board
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 “Kit Features” on page 1–1.
If any of the items are missing, contact Altera before you proceed.
Inspect the Board
Perform these steps:
1. Place the board on an anti-static surface and inspect it to ensure that it has not been
damaged during shipment.
c Without proper anti-static handling, you can damage the board.
2. Verify that all components on the board appears in place and intact.
1 In typical applications with the Cyclone V E FPGA development board, a heat sink is
not necessary. However, under extreme conditions, the board might require
additional cooling to stay within operating temperature guidelines. The board has
two holes near the FPGA that accommodate many different heat sinks, including the
Dynatron V31G. You can perform power consumption and thermal modeling to
determine whether your application requires additional cooling. For information
about measuring board and FPGA power in real time, refer to “The Power Monitor”
on page 6–10.
f For more information about power consumption and thermal modeling,
refer to AN 358: Thermal Management for FPGAs.
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References
References
Use the following links to check the Altera website for other related information:
■ For the latest board design files and reference designs, refer to the Cyclone V E
FPGA Development Kit page.
■ For additional daughter cards available for purchase, refer to the Development
Board Daughtercards page.
■ For the Cyclone V E device documentation, refer to the Documentation: Cyclone V
Devices page.
■ To purchase devices from the eStore, refer to the Devices page.
■ For Cyclone V E OrCAD symbols, refer to the Capture CIS Symbols page.
■ For Nios II 32-bit embedded processor solutions, refer to the Embedded
Processing page.
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This chapter explains how to install the following software:
■ Quartus II Web Edition Software
■ Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit software
■ On-Board USB-Blaster™ II driver
Installing the Quartus II Web Edition Software
Perform these steps:
1. Run the Quartus II Web Edition Software installer you acquired in “Software” on
page 1–1.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process, choosing an
installation directory that is relative to the Quartus II software installation
directory.
3. Software Installation
f For a list of the Web Edition capabilities and features, refer to the Detailed
Comparison sheet.
f If you have difficulty installing the Quartus II software, refer to the Altera Software
Installation and Licensing Manual.
Licensing Considerations
The Quartus II Web Edition Software is license-free and supports Cyclone V E devices
without any additional licensing requirement. This kit also works in conjunction with
the Quartus II Subscription Edition Software, once you obtain the proper license file.
To purchase a subscription, contact your Altera sales representative.
Installing the Development Kit
To install the development kit, perform these steps:
1. Download the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit installer from the Cyclone V E
FPGA Development Kit page of the Altera website. Alternatively, you can request
a development kit DVD from the Altera Kit Installations DVD Request Form page
of the Altera website.
2. Run the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit installer and follow the directions.
Choose an installation directory that is relative to the Quartus II software
installation directory.
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<install dir>
documents
board_design_files
The default Windows installation directory is C:\altera\
<version>
\.
examples
factory_recovery
demos
kits
cycloneVE_5cefa7f31_fpga
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
The installation program creates the directory structure shown in Figure 3–1.
Figure 3–1. Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit Installed Directory Structure
Note to Figure 3–1:
(1) Early-release versions might have slightly different directory names.
Tab le 3 –1 lists the file directory names and a description of their contents.
Table 3–1. Installed Directory Contents
Directory Name Description of Contents
board_design_files
Contains schematic, layout, assembly, and bill of material board design files. Use these files as a
starting point for a new prototype board design.
demos Contains demonstration applications, if available.
documents Contains the kit documentation.
examples Contains the sample design files for the Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit.
factory_recovery
Contains the original data programmed onto the board before shipment. Use this data to restore
the board with its original factory contents.
(1)
Installing the USB-Blaster II Driver
The Cyclone V E FPGA development board includes integrated USB-Blaster circuitry
for FPGA programming. However, for the host computer and board to communicate,
you must install the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver on the host computer.
f Installation instructions for the On-Board USB-Blaster II driver for your operating
system are available on the Altera website. On the Altera Programming Cable Driver
Information page of the Altera website, locate the table entry for your configuration
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and click the link to access the instructions.
The instructions in this chapter explain how to set up the Cyclone V E FPGA
development board.
Setting Up the Board
To prepare and apply power to the board, perform these steps:
1. The FPGA development board ships with its board switches preconfigured to
support the design examples in the kit. If you suspect your board might not be
currently configured with the default settings, follow the instructions in “Factory
Default Switch Settings” on page 4–2 to return the board to its factory settings
before proceeding.
2. The FPGA development board ships with design examples stored in the flash
memory device. Verify the DIP switch SW4.3 is set to the OFF (1) position to load
the design stored in the factory portion of flash memory.
4. Development Board Setup
3. Connect the 65 W, 15 VDC @ 4.3 A power supply to the DC Power Jack (J17) on the
FPGA board and plug the cord into a power outlet.
c Use only the supplied power supply. Power regulation circuitry on the
board can be damaged by power supplies with greater voltage, and a
lower-rated power supply may not be able to provide enough power for the
board.
4. Set the POWER switch (SW5) to the on position. When power is supplied to the
board, the blue LED (D35) illuminates indicating that the board has power.
The MAX V device on the board contains (among other things) a parallel flash loader
(PFL) megafunction. When the board powers up, the PFL reads a design from flash
memory and configures the FPGA. The DIP switch SW4.3 controls which design to
load. When the switch is in the OFF (1) position, the PFL loads the design from the
factory portion of flash memory.
1 The kit includes a MAX V design which contains the MAX V PFL megafunction. The
design resides in the <install dir>\kits\cycloneVE_5cefa7f31_fpga\examples\max5
directory.
When configuration is complete, the Config Done LED (D19) illuminates, signaling
that the Cyclone V E device configured successfully.
f For more information about the PFL megafunction, refer to the Parallel Flash Loader
Megafunction User Guide.
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Factory Default Switch Settings
Factory Default Switch Settings
This section shows the factory switch settings (Figure 4–1) for the Cyclone V E FPGA
development board.
Figure 4–1. Switch Locations and Default Settings
SW1
SW4
ON
FPGA_MSEL0
FPGA_MSEL1
FPGA_MSEL2
FPGA_MSEL3
ON
CLK_SEL
CLK_EN
FACT _LOA D
SECURITY
FAN_FORCE_ON
RESERVED
HSMC JTAG Enable
5M2210 JTAG Enable
SW3
SW2
ON
ON
To restore the switches to their factory default settings, perform these steps:
1. Set the DIP switch bank (SW1) to match Table 4–1 and Figure 4–1.
Table 4–1. SW1 DIP Switch Settings
Switch
1 FPGA_MSEL0
2 FPGA_MSEL1
3 FPGA_MSEL2
4 FPGA_MSEL3
Board
Label
Function
■ ON (0) = logic 0 is selected.
■ OFF (1) = logic 1 is selected.
■ ON (0) = logic 0 is selected.
■ OFF (1) = logic 1 is selected.
■ ON (0) = logic 0 is selected.
■ OFF (1) = logic 1 is selected.
■ ON (0) = logic 0 is selected.
■ OFF (1) = logic 1 is selected.
Cyclone V E FPGA Development Kit December 2014 Altera Corporation
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Default
Position
ON
ON
ON
ON
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