Cyclone® V SoC Development Kit User Guide

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Date 10/07/2024
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3.1. Setting Up the Development Kit

To prepare the board, perform these steps:
  1. The 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 the Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings section to return the board to its factory settings before proceeding.

    The development board ships with the Golden System Reference Design (GSRD) binaries stored in the microSD card.

    The microSD card also includes the following:
    • Hardware reference design FPGA image, Raw Binary File (.rbf) file
    • HPS image preloader U-Boot and Linux images
    • File system and software examples
  2. Power up the development board using the included power supply adapter. Make sure that the power supply is connected to J40 if you are using the Power Solution 2 board (MMID: 99C5L6), and to J22 if you are using the Power Solution 1 board (MMID: 979996).
    CAUTION:
    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.

    Alternatively, you can use the an ATX power from a PC by plugging a 4-pin output from that supply to J20 on the development board.

    CAUTION:
    Make sure that the ATX supply is off when connecting to the board. Hotswap is not supported and may damage the board's power supplies and other downstream devices.
When configuration is complete, the Config Done LED (D38) illuminates, signaling that the Cyclone® V device configured successfully.