Terasic DE10-Nano Getting Started Manual
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
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CHAPTER 2
DEVELOPMENT BOARD SETUP
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2.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 MSEL SETTINGS ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 USB , HDMI OUTPUT AND POWER CABLES................................................................................................................ 5
2.4 POWERING UP THE DE10-NANO BOARD WITH XFCE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT ........................................................... 6
CHAPTER 3
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
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3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 INSTALLING QUARTUS II SOFTWARE............................................................................................................................ 8
3.3 INSTALLING INTEL SOC EMBEDDED DESIGN SUITE................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 4
PERFORMING A FPGA SYSTEM TEST
........................................................................................... 12
4.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.2 INSTALLING THE USB-BLASTER II DRIVER ............................................................................................................... 12
4.3 DOWNLOADING A FPGA SRAM OBJECT FILE .......................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 5
RUNNING LINUX ON THE DE10-NANO BOARD VIA UART TERMINAL
................................... 19
5.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.2 SETTING UP UART TERMINAL .................................................................................................................................. 19
5.3 RUNNING LINUX ON DE10-NANO BOARD ................................................................................................................. 22
5.4 CREATING A MICROSD CARD IMAGE ........................................................................................................................ 23
CHAPTER 6
RUNNING WEB SERVER ON THE DE10-NANO
............................................................................ 25
6.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 25
6.2 HARDWARE SETUP AND DRIVER INSTALL ................................................................................................................. 25
6.3 USING THE WEB SERVER ........................................................................................................................................... 30
6.4 ENABLE/DISABLE USB GADGET .............................................................................................................................. 34
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Chapter 1
About this Guide
The DE10-Nano Getting Started Guide contains a quick overview of the hardware and software
setup including step-by-step procedures from installing the necessary software tools to using the
DE10-Nano board. The main topics this guide covers are listed below:
Development Board Setup: Powering on the DE10-Nano
Software Installation: Installing Quartus II and SoC EDS
Perform FPGA System Test: Downloading a FPGA SRAM Object File (.sof)
Running Linux on DE10-Nano Board via UART terminal.
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Chapter 2
Development Board Setup
2.1 Introduction
The instructions in this section explain how to set up the DE10-Nano development board. The
following pictures are the board overview of DE10-Nano.
2.2 MSEL Settings
FPPx32 Mode (Default)
The FPGA Configuration Mode Switch (MSEL) shown in Figure 2-1 is by default set to 01010
(MSEL[4:0] = 01010). The setting corresponds to FPGA configured from HPS software (in the SD
Card) in FPPx32 mode. If users want to boot with Linux Xfce desktop, please setting MSEL
switch in this mode
Figure 2-1 FPGA Configuration Mode Switch set in FPPx32 Mode
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AS Mode
When the board is powered on and MSEL[4:0] set to “10010” (See Figure 2-2), the FPGA is
configured from EPCS.
Figure 2-2 FPGA Configuration Mode Switch set in AS Mode
2.3 USB , HDMI Output and Power Cables
Cable connections are shown in Figure 2-3, as below:
Figure 2-3 USB, HDMI Output and Power Cables
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2.4 Powering up the DE10-Nano Board with Xfce
Desktop Environment
To power-up the board and run the Xfce desktop, perform the following steps below:
1. To perform this power up test, user will need some additional parts as list in below:
i. A micro USB OTG cable.
ii. HDMI Monitor and HDMI cable.
iii. USB Mouse or Keyboard
2. Connect the provided power cord to the power supply and plug the cord into a power outlet
(verify the voltage supplied is the same as the specification on the power supply).
3. Connect the HDMI port of DE10-Nano to a monitor with HDMI input.
4. Make sure the Factory SD Card is inserted in the SD Card socket.
5. Connect the supplied DE10-Nano power adapter to the power connector (J14) on the DE10-Nano
board. At this point, you should see the 3.3V indicator LED (LED9) turned on.
6. It will take about 35 seconds to boot Linux. Finally, the screen will enter Xfce desktop on the
monitor (See Figure 2-5 ).
7. After the Xfce system is ready, connect a Mouse/Keyboard to the USB OTG port (J2) via Micro
USB OTG Cable (*1) (*2).
8. Now, user can use mouse/keyboard on the Xfce desktop.
(*1) Because the USB gadget function is enable by default in the Xfce system, any external USB
device needs to be connected to the DE10-nano AFTER the Xfce boots up. Otherwise the
external USB device will not be detected by the system. For how to enable/disable USB gadget
function in the Xfce system, please refer to the section 6.4.
(*2)Some USB mouse or keyboard may have compatibility problem with the Xfce system, if
user’s mouse or keyboard don’t get any response in the Xfce system, please re-plug the USB
cable or change to other brand’s USB mouse or keyboard.
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Figure 2-4 Setup for Xfce Desktop
Figure 2-5 Xfce Desktop Environment
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Chapter 3
Software Installation
3.1 Introduction
This section explains how to install the following software:
Intel Quartus II software
Intel SoC Embedded Design Suite
Note: 64-bit OS required
3.2 Installing Quartus II software
The Intel Complete Design Suite provides the necessary tools used for developing hardware and
software solutions for Intel FPGAs. The Quartus II software is the primary FPGA development tool
used to create reference designs along with the NIOS II soft-core embedded processor integrated
development environment
User can download the latest software from:
https://www.altera.com/downloads/download-center.html
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If you choose to install the Standard Edition, note that a purchased license will be required.
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Standard Edition:
https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/download/licensing.html
Download files from Standard or Lite edition page. You must download the Quartus II
Software (includes NIOS II EDS) and Cyclone V device support (includes all variations).
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After the file is downloaded, select the *.exe file, and install the software. All of the defaults
are to be used.
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3.3 Installing Intel SoC Embedded Design Suite
The Intel SoC Embedded Design Suite (EDS) contains development tools, utility programs, run-time
software, and application examples to enable embedded development on the Intel SoC hardware
platform. User can use the Intel SoC EDS to develop firmware and application software.
Users can download the software from the Intel webpage: http://dl.altera.com/soceds/
Intel® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Suite (SoC EDS) is available in two editions: Standard
Edition and Pro Edition. Both Editions include ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) for Intel SoC
FPGAs (license-managed). Please refer to the link list in below to get the comparison chart to
compare both versions. After downloading the software, follow the corresponding guide in License
Activation to activate your license.
https://www.altera.com/products/design-software/embedded-software-developers/soc-eds/getting-sta
rted.html
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