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Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Board Reference Manual

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1.0 October 2006

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Contents

About This Manual .................................................................................. v Chapter 1. IntroductionOverview ................................................................................................................................................. Hardware Features ........................................................................................................................... Software Features............................................................................................................................. Block Diagram ........................................................................................................................................ Configuring the Cyclone II FPGA ....................................................................................................... JTAG Programming......................................................................................................................... AS Programming .............................................................................................................................. Configuration Procedure ................................................................................................................. Configuring the FPGA in JTAG Mode..................................................................................... Configuring the EPCS4 Device in AS Mode ........................................................................... Component Summary ........................................................................................................................... Component Features............................................................................................................................. Cyclone II EP2C20 FPGA ................................................................................................................ Serial Configuration Device and USB Blaster Circuit ................................................................. SRAM................................................................................................................................................. SDRAM .............................................................................................................................................. Flash Memory ................................................................................................................................... SD Card Socket...