Altera Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition User Guide
This user guide describes the Altera Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition, a kit that includes a Cyclone III FPGA development board, an LCD Multimedia HSMC, development tools, documentation, and accessories. It explains kit contents, software installation, and power-up of the development board.
The guide also covers the Nios II processor systems, the Application Selector utility, design examples such as the Picture Viewer and Mandelbrot applications, video pipeline data flow, Application Selector details, factory image restoration, and answers to frequently asked questions.
| FPGA | Altera Cyclone III FPGA |
|---|---|
| Processor | Nios II fully configurable 32-bit processor |
| Display | LCD Color Touch Panel |
| Expansion card | LCD Multimedia High Speed Mezzanine Card (HSMC) |
| Memory | Flash memory |
| Storage | SD-Card Flash |
The kit includes an FPGA development board, an LCD Multimedia HSMC, hardware and software development tools, documentation, and accessories.
The Altera Application Selector includes an embedded Web Server.
Nios II is a fully configurable 32-bit processor optimized for use in Altera FPGAs.
Appendix C covers restoring the original flash image, called the Application Selector.