This document is a user guide for Altera's Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition. It describes the features and characteristics of the product.
The Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit Cyclone III Edition includes a full‑featured Altera Cyclone III FPGA development board, an LCD Multimedia High Speed Mezzanine Card, and the hardware and software tools needed to start embedded and system‑on‑a‑programmable‑chip designs. The kit comes with pre‑built processor systems, ready‑to‑run demo applications, and extensive documentation to help users evaluate Altera’s embedded solutions.
The manual covers getting started, board setup, processor system descriptions, the Application Selector utility, design examples such as Picture Viewer and Mandelbrot, and detailed appendices on video pipeline data flow, application selector details, factory image restoration, and frequently asked questions.
| FPGA | Cyclone III |
|---|---|
| LCD | LCD Color Touch Panel |
| Memory IP Core | DDR SDRAM (Evaluation Core) |
| Network Stack | NicheStack TCP‑IP (Nios II Edition) |
| Processor Core | Nios II IP Core (Evaluation Core) |
The kit includes an Altera Cyclone III FPGA development board, an LCD Multimedia High Speed Mezzanine Card, hardware and software development tools, documentation, and accessories needed to begin embedded designs.