User guide

10 Altera Corporation
EPXA1 Development Kit Getting Started User Guide Getting Started
1 The listed tools may not be included in the development kit,
although they are required to run this example design; refer to
the development kit contents list for the items included in the
development kit.
Excalibur Utilities
The Excalibur utilities are applications required to start using the EPXA1
development board. The utilities included allow you to create
programming files, set up the programming hardware, and download
applications to flash memory. The utilities are installed automatically
when you install the Quartus II software. If you do not need to modify the
hardware portions of the design and do not require Quartus II, you can
install the utilities separately via the standalone installer available on the
SOPC Builder CD-ROM.
Quartus II Software
The Quartus II development software provides a comprehensive
environment for SOPC design. The Excalibur MegaWizard
®
Plug-In,
included with the Quartus II software, enables quick and intuitive setup
and customization of the embedded processor in the EPXA1 device. To
create new projects or to modify embedded hardware in an existing
EPXA1 project, the Quartus II development software is required.
GNUPro Toolkit
GNUPro Toolkit is a complete solution for C and C++ development for
the ARM processors, including a compiler, a debugger, binary utilities,
libraries, and other tools. The GNUPro Toolkit is included with the
Quartus II software.
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Refer to the GNUPro Toolkit User’s Guide for Altera for ARM and
ARM/Thumb
®
Development for more information.
ADS-Lite
ADS-Lite is a collection of embedded software development tools for
Excalibur devices. The tools include a C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker,
debugger, and various utilities. To create new embedded software
applications or to modify embedded software applications for an existing
EPXA1 project, the Altera ADS-Lite software (or another compiler that
supports the ARM922T processor) is required. You can purchase ADS-
Lite from your Altera representative.