Altera MAX V CPLD User Manual
MAX V CPLD Development Kit User Guide
MAX V CPLD Development Kit
User Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1. About This Kit
Kit Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Quartus II Web Edition Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
MAX V CPLD Development Kit Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Inspect the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Chapter 3. Software Installation
Installing the Quartus II Web Edition Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Licensing Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing the MAX V CPLD Development Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing the USB-Blaster Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Chapter 4. Development Board Setup
Setting Up the Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Chapter 5. Board Test System
Running the Board Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Board Test System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
The Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
The GPIO Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
User LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Push Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Capacitor Sense Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
The Power Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Power Consumption Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Power Tab Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
The Counter Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
The UFM Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
The OSC Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Internal MAX V Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Current Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Minimum Observed Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Maximum Observed Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
The Speaker Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
Music Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10
The Motor Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
The I2C EEPROM Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Address Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
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The SPI EEPROM Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Address Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–13
Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–14
Additional Information
Document Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
How to Contact Altera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Info–1
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1. About This Kit
The Altera® MAX® V CPLD Development Kit is a complete design environment that
includes both the hardware and software you need to prototype the most common
CPLD applications, including I/O expansion, interface bridging, power management
control, initialization control, and analog interface control. The RoHS-compliant
board, and the license-free Quartus
need to begin developing custom MAX V CPLD designs. The following list describes
what you can accomplish with the kit:
■ Develop designs for the 5M570Z CPLD.
®
II Web Edition software provide everything you
Kit Features
Hardware
■ Measure CPLD power (V
■ Bridge between two different I/O voltages (adjustable V
■ Interface to external functions or devices via four connectors.
■ Read and write to memories:
■ 8-Kbit (Kb) user flash memory (UFM) available within the 5M570Z CPLD.
2
■ I
C or SPI EEPROMs (user installed).
■ Come up to speed quickly with your CPLD design by reusing the example designs
CCINT
and V
CCIO
).
on CPLD Bank 2).
CCIO
provided.
■ Re-use the kit’s PCB board and schematic as a model for your design.
This section briefly describes the MAX V CPLD Development Kit contents.
The MAX V CPLD Development Kit includes the following hardware:
■ MAX V CPLD development board—A development platform that allows you to
develop and prototype hardware designs running on the MAX V 5M570Z CPLD.
f For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer
to the MAX V CPLD Development Board Reference Manual.
■ A USB cable to power the board.
■ Embedded USB-Blaster
■ Various user LEDs, push-buttons, and capacitor sense button.
■ Standard PC speaker header.
■ Two direct-current (DC) motor headers.
■ General-purpose I/O connectors to mate with daughtercards.
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circuitry for CPLD configuration.
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Kit Features
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 license-free set of Altera tools with limited
functionality.
f Download the Quartus II Web Edition Software from the Quartus II Web 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.
The Quartus II Web Edition Software includes the following items:
■ Quartus II Software—The Quartus II software, including the SOPC Builder system
development tool, provides a comprehensive environment for
system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) design. The Quartus II software
integrates into nearly any design environment and provides interfaces to
industry-standard EDA tools.
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.
■ MegaCore
®
IP Library—A library that contains Altera IP MegaCore functions. You
can evaluate MegaCore functions by using the OpenCore Plus feature to do the
following:
■ Simulate behavior of a MegaCore function within your system.
■ Verify functionality of your design, and quickly and easily evaluate its size and
speed.
■ Generate time-limited device programming files for designs that include
MegaCore functions.
■ Program a device and verify your design in hardware.
1 The OpenCore Plus hardware evaluation feature is an evaluation tool for
prototyping only. You must purchase a license to use a MegaCore function
in production.
f For more information about OpenCore Plus, refer to AN 320: OpenCore Plus
Evaluation of Megafunctions.
■ Nios
®
II Embedded Design Suite (EDS)—A full-featured set of tools that allows
you to develop embedded software for the Nios II processor which you can
include in your Altera designs.
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Kit Features
MAX V CPLD Development Kit Installer
The license-free MAX V CPLD Development Kit installer includes all the
documentation and design examples for the kit.
Download the MAX V CPLD Development Kit installer from the MAX V CPLD
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.
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Kit Features
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The remaining chapters in this user guide lead you through the following MAX V
CPLD 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 CPLD
■ Running the Board Test System designs
f For complete information about the CPLD development board, refer to the
MAX V CPLD Development Board Reference Manual.
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 “Kit Features” on page 1–1.
If any of the items are missing, contact Altera before you proceed.
2. Getting Started
development board
Inspect the Board
References
To inspect the board, perform the following 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 are on the board and appear intact.
1 The SPI EEPROM (U8) and the I
2
C EEPROM (U6) are not included with the
MAX V CPLD Development Kit.
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 MAX V CPLD
Development Kit page.
■ For the MAX V device documentation, refer to the Literature: MAX V Devices
page.
■ To purchase devices from the eStore, refer to the Devices page.
■ For MAX V OrCAD symbols, refer to the Capture CIS Symbols page.
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