Altera DE Series User Manual

Getting Started with
Altera’s DE-Series Boards
For Quartus Prime 16.0
1 Introduction
This document introduces Altera’s DE-series Development and Education Boards and the supporting materials pro-
vided by Altera Corporation. It also explains the installation process needed to use a DE-series board connected to
a computer that has the Quartus
®
Prime CAD system installed on it.
Altera’s DE-series Development and Education Boards have been developed to provide an ideal vehicle for learning
about digital technology in a laboratory setting. The DE-series boards are highly suitable for use in courses on digital
logic, computer organization, and embedded systems, as well as for design projects. In addition to the DE-series
board and the associated software, Altera provides supporting materials that include tutorials and laboratory exer-
cises.
Contents:
• Purpose of a DE-Series Board
• Scope of a DE-Series Board and Supporting Material
• Installation of Software and Drivers
• Using a DE-Series Board
Altera Corporation - University Program
May 2016
1

Altera DE Series Specifications

General

FPGA Family	Cyclone, Arria, Stratix
Memory	SRAM, SDRAM
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet, VGA
Expansion Headers	GPIO
Displays	7-segment LEDs, LCD

Summary

Introduction

Purpose of DE-Series Boards

Scope of DE-Series Boards and Supporting Material

Installation of Software and Drivers

Installing the USB-Blaster or USB-Blaster II Driver

Step-by-step guide for installing the USB-Blaster/USB-Blaster II driver on Windows 7 systems.

Using a DE-series Board