User guide

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Contents
About this User Guide ...............................................................................................................................iii
How to Find Information .............................................................................................................. iii
How to Contact Altera .................................................................................................................. iv
Typographic Conventions ..............................................................................................................v
Getting Started ..............................................................................................................................................9
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................9
Software and Hardware Requirements ................................................................................9
Excalibur Utilities ...........................................................................................................10
Quartus II Software .......................................................................................................10
ADS-Lite ..........................................................................................................................10
GNUPro Toolkit .............................................................................................................10
EPXA1 Development Board .........................................................................................11
Preparation ..............................................................................................................................11
Design Overview ...................................................................................................................12
Configure the Stripe ......................................................................................................................15
Compile the Hardware Design ....................................................................................................16
Compile the Software Application ..............................................................................................17
Specifying the Toolset Directory ..........................................................................................17
Software Build Settings for ADS ..........................................................................................18
Debug Settings for ADS ................................................................................................19
Release Settings for ADS ...............................................................................................20
Software Build Settings for GNUPro ..................................................................................21
Debug Settings for GNUPro .........................................................................................22
Release Settings for GNUPro .......................................................................................24
Configure the Development Board .............................................................................................25
Boot-from-Passive-Serial Mode ...........................................................................................25
Boot-from-Flash Mode ..........................................................................................................26
Connections and Jumper Settings ...............................................................................27
Altera Flash Programmer .............................................................................................28
Debug the Design ...........................................................................................................................28
ADS AXD Debugger ..............................................................................................................28
GNUPro Insight Debugger ...................................................................................................30
Appendix A
Installing the ByteBlaster Driver
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Introduction ....................................................................................................................................33
Installing the ByteBlaster Driver on a Windows NT System ..................................................33