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Chapter 1
DE1 Package
The DE1 package contains all components needed to use the DE1 board in conjunction with a
computer that runs the Microsoft Windows software.
1.1 Package Contents
Figure 1.1 shows a photograph of the DE1 package.
Figure 1.1. The DE1 package contents.
The DE1 package includes:
• DE1 board
• USB Cable for FPGA programming and control
• CD-ROM containing the DE1 documentation and supporting materials, including the User
Manual, the Control Panel utility, reference designs and demonstrations, device datasheets,
tutorials, and a set of laboratory exercises
• CD-ROMs containing Altera’s Quartus
®
II 6.0 Web Edition software and the Nios
®
II 5.0