Cyclone® V SX SoC Development Kit User Guide

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Date 11/13/2025
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Document Table of Contents
Document Table of Contents x
1. Overview 2. Getting Started 3. Development Kit Setup 4. Board Update Portal 5. Board Test System 6. Document Revision History for the Cyclone® V SX SoC Development Kit User Guide A. Development Kit Components B. Additional Information
1. Overview x
1.1. Block Diagram 1.2. Feature Summary 1.3. Box Contents
2. Getting Started x
2.1. Before You Begin 2.2. Inspecting the Boards 2.3. Software and Driver Installation
2.3. Software and Driver Installation x
2.3.1. Installing the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software 2.3.2. Installing the Altera® SoC EDS 2.3.3. Installing the Development Kit 2.3.4. Installing the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II Driver
3. Development Kit Setup x
3.1. Setting Up the Development Kit 3.2. Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings 3.3. Restoring the MAX® V CPLD to the Factory Setting 3.4. Restoring CFI Flash Device to the Factory Defaults
3.2. Factory Default Switch and Jumper Settings x
3.2.1. Restoring the Default Settings for Power Solution 2 Board 3.2.2. Restoring the Default Settings for Power Solution 1 Board
4. Board Update Portal x
4.1. Connecting to the Board Update Portal Web Page
5. Board Test System x
5.1. Preparing the Board for the Board Test System 5.2. Running the Board Test System 5.3. Using the Board Test System 5.4. The Power Monitor 5.5. The Clock Control 5.6. Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer
5.3. Using the Board Test System x
5.3.1. The Configure Menu 5.3.2. The System Info Tab 5.3.3. The GPIO Tab 5.3.4. The I2C Tab 5.3.5. The DDR3 Tab 5.3.6. The SDI Video Tab 5.3.7. The HSMC Tab
5.6. Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer x
5.6.1. Before Configuring 5.6.2. Configuring the FPGA
A. Development Kit Components x
A.1. Board Overview A.2. Programming Flash Memory A.3. Power
A.2. Programming Flash Memory x
A.2.1. CFI Flash Memory A.2.2. Quad SPI Flash Memory A.2.3. SD Card Memory
A.2.1. CFI Flash Memory x
A.2.1.1. CFI Flash Memory Map A.2.1.2. Programming CFI Flash Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer A.2.1.3. Converting .sof Files to a .pof
A.2.2. Quad SPI Flash Memory x
A.2.2.1. Programming Quad SPI Flash Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer
A.2.3. SD Card Memory x
A.2.3.1. Programming the SD Card Boot Image
B. Additional Information x
B.1. Safety and Regulatory Information B.2. Compliance Information
B.1. Safety and Regulatory Information x
B.1.1. Safety Warnings B.1.2. Safety Cautions
1. Overview
2. Getting Started
3. Development Kit Setup
4. Board Update Portal
5. Board Test System
6. Document Revision History for the Cyclone® V SX SoC Development Kit User Guide
A. Development Kit Components
B. Additional Information

2.3. Software and Driver Installation

This section explains how to install the following software and driver:
  • Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software
  • Altera® SoC FPGA Embedded Development Software (EDS)
  • Cyclone® V SX SoC Development Kit software
  • Intel® FPGA Download Cable II driver

Section Content
Installing the Quartus Prime Standard Edition Software
Installing the Altera SoC EDS
Installing the Development Kit
Installing the Intel FPGA Download Cable II Driver

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