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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE .................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................5
2.1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................5
2.2 INSTALLING QUARTUS II SOFTWARE............................................................................................................................5
2.3 INSTALLING ALTERA SOCEMBEDDED DESIGN SUITE .................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPMENT BOARD SETUP .........................................................................................................12
3.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................12
3.2 DEFAULT MSELSETTINGS........................................................................................................................................12
3.3 USBAND POWER CABLES.........................................................................................................................................13
3.4 POWERING UP THE DE0-NANO-SOCBOARD.............................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 4 PERFORMING A FPGA SYSTEM TEST .............................................................................................14
4.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................14
4.2 INSTALLING THE USB-BLASTER II DRIVER...............................................................................................................14
4.3 DOWNLOADING A FPGASRAM OBJECT FILE ..........................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 5 RUNNING LINUX ON THE DE0-NANO-SOC BOARD .......................................................................20
5.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................20
5.2 CREATING A MICROSD CARD IMAGE.........................................................................................................................20
5.3 SETTING UP UARTTERMINAL..................................................................................................................................21
5.4 RUNNING LINUX ON DE0-NANO-SOCBOARD ..........................................................................................................24
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................26
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CHAPTER 1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE .................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................5
2.1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................................5
2.2 INSTALLING QUARTUS II SOFTWARE............................................................................................................................5
2.3 INSTALLING ALTERA SOCEMBEDDED DESIGN SUITE .................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 3 DEVELOPMENT BOARD SETUP .........................................................................................................12
3.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................12
3.2 DEFAULT MSELSETTINGS........................................................................................................................................12
3.3 USBAND POWER CABLES.........................................................................................................................................13
3.4 POWERING UP THE DE0-NANO-SOCBOARD.............................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 4 PERFORMING A FPGA SYSTEM TEST .............................................................................................14
4.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................14
4.2 INSTALLING THE USB-BLASTER II DRIVER...............................................................................................................14
4.3 DOWNLOADING A FPGASRAM OBJECT FILE ..........................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 5 RUNNING LINUX ON THE DE0-NANO-SOC BOARD .......................................................................20
5.1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................................20
5.2 CREATING A MICROSD CARD IMAGE.........................................................................................................................20
5.3 SETTING UP UARTTERMINAL..................................................................................................................................21
5.4 RUNNING LINUX ON DE0-NANO-SOCBOARD ..........................................................................................................24
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................................26

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Chapter 1
About this Guide
The DE0-Nano-SoC Getting Started Guide contains a quick overview of the hardware and software
setup including step-by-step procedures from installing the necessary software tools to using the
DE0-Nano-SoC board. The main topics that this guide covers are listed below:
Software Installation: Installing Quartus II and SoC EDS
Development Board Setup: Powering on the DE0-Nano-SoC
Perform FPGA System Test: Downloading a FPGA SRAM Object File (.sof)
Running Linux on DE0-Nano-SoC Board

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Chapter 2
Software Installation
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2. .1 1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
This section explains how to install the following software:
Altera Quartus II software
Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite
Note: 64-bit OS required
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2. .2 2 I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g Q Qu ua ar rt tu us s I II I s so of ft tw wa ar re e
The Altera Complete Design Suite provides the necessary tools used for developing hardware and
software solutions for Altera FPGAs. The Quartus II software is the primary FPGA development tool
used to create reference designs along with the Nios II soft-core embedded processor integrated
development environment
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If you choose to install the Subscription Edition, please note that a purchased license will be
required. Please go to the following link for more information on the Subscription Edition:
http://www.altera.com/products/software/quartus-ii/subscription-edition/qts-se-index.html
Select the latest software version for Subscription Edition or web Edition will into
"myAltera Account Sign-In" page
Use your existing login, or get a one-time Access.
Download files from subscription or web edition page. You must download the Quartus II
Software (includes Nios II EDS) and Cyclone V device support (includes all variations).

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After the file is downloaded on the computer, select the *.exe file, and install the software.
All of the defaults are to be used.

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2. .3 3 I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g A Al lt te er ra a S So oC C E Em mb be ed dd de ed d D De es si ig gn n S Su ui it te e
The Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite (EDS) contains development tools, utility programs,
run-time software, and application examples to enable embedded development on the Altera SoC
hardware platform. User can use the Altera SoC EDS to develop firmware and application software.
Users can download the software from the Altera webpage:
https://www.altera.com/download/software/soc-eds
After you have installed the SoC Embedded Design Suite (EDS), you can start the ARM®
Development Studio 5 (DS-5TM) Altera Edition software. If this is your first time using the DS-5, a
popup dialog will automatically ask if you wish to open the license manager.
For the free SoC EDS Web Edition, you will be able to use the DS-5 Altera Edition perpetually to
debug Linux applications over an Ethernet connection. If you have purchased the SoC EDS
Subscription Edition, you would have received an ARM license serial number. Or you can obtain a
30-day evaluation license. The following steps show how to obtain a web edition license or a 30-day
evaluation license for subscription edition. If the user does not need to design in the ARM DS-5,
please skip the section below.
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Ob bt ta ai in n a a W We eb b E Ed di it ti io on n l li ic ce en ns se e o or r a a 3 30 0- -d da ay y e ev va al lu ua at ti io on n l li ic ce en ns se e f fo or r S Su ub bs sc cr ri ip pt ti io on n
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In the section, we will introduce how to get a serial number fromAltera website to active theARM
development Studio 5 (DS-5) Toolkit.
Visit the website: Altera "SoC Embedded Design Suite"
(https://www.altera.com/download/software/soc-eds)
Browse the webpage to get the same information as the picture shows below, click the
“activation code (Web Edition or 30-Day Evaluation) to link to the webpage: “DS-5
Community Edition".

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In this page, record the Activation code displayed on the right of the picture below, such as
"AC+70616421313438" as shown in the picture below.
After recording this Activation code, we will continue to introduce how to active DS-5 by using this
code. The steps are as follows:
Launch DS-5. Start --> All Programs --> ARM DS-5 --> Eclipse for DS-5
AWorkspace Launcher window will ask you to select a workspace.
Press OK to select the default
You will see a "No Licenses Found" Window. Select Open License Manager

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Press the Add License Button in theARM License Manager and Enter the activation code
that you received earlier. Press the Next Button.
Use the pull down menu to select a host ID. Press the Next button.

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Enter your ARM account email address and password.
If you do not have an account then click on the link to create one.
Press the Finish button.
A web edition license or 30-day evaluation license for subscription edition is now
successfully installed.

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Chapter 3
Development Board Setup
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3. .1 1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
The instructions in this section explain how to set up the DE0-Nano-SoC development board. The
following pictures show the board overview of DE0-Nano-SoC board.
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3. .2 2 D De ef fa au ul lt t M MS SE EL L S Se et tt ti in ng gs s
The FPGA Configuration Mode Switch (MSEL) shown in Figure 3-1 is by default set to 10010
(MSEL[4:0] = 10010). The setting corresponds to FPGA working in ASx4 mode.
Figure 3-1 FPGA Configuration Mode Switch set in ASx4 Mode

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3. .3 3 U US SB B a an nd d P Po ow we er r C Ca ab bl le es s
Cable connections are shown in Figure 3-2 as below:
Figure 3-2 USB and Power Cables
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3. .4 4 P Po ow we er ri in ng g u up p t th he e D DE E0 0- -N Na an no o- -S So oC C B Bo oa ar rd d
To power-up the board, perform the following steps below:
1. Connect the provided power cord to the power supply and plug the cord into a power outlet (verify
the voltage supplied is the same as the specification on the power supply).
2. Connect the supplied DE0-Nano-SoC power adapter to the power connector (J14) on the
DE0-Nano-SoC board. At this point, you should see the 3.3V indicator LED (LED9) turned on.

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Chapter 4
Performing a FPGA System Test
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4. .1 1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
This chapter shows how to install the USB-Blaster II driver and download a FPGA SRAM Object
(.sof) file to your FPGA board.
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4. .2 2 I In ns st ta al ll li in ng g t th he e U US SB B- -B Bl la as st te er r I II I D Dr ri iv ve er r
The steps below outline how to install the USB-Blaster II driver.
1. Connect your computer to the development board by plugging the USB cable into the USB
connector (J13) of DE0-Nan0-SoC (connection shown in Figure 3-2)
2. Power up the board and open the device manager in Windows. You will find an unknown device.
3. Select the unknown device to update the driver software. The driver file is in the \<Quartus II
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4. After the driver is installed correctly, the device is recognized as Altera USB-Blaster II as shown
in following picture.
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4. .3 3 D Do ow wn nl lo oa ad di in ng g a a F FP PG GA A S SR RA AM M O Ob bj je ec ct t F Fi il le e
The Quartus II Programmer is used to configure the FPGA with a specific .sof file. Before
configuring the FPGA, ensure that the Quartus II software and the USB-Blaster II driver are installed
on the host computer.
If users would like to program their SRAM Object File (.sof) into the Cyclone V SOC FPGA device
on the DE0-Nano-SoC board, There are two devices (FPGA and HPS) on the JTAG Chain, the
configure flow is different from the one used with DE0-Nano. The following shows the
programming flow with JTAG mode step by step.
1. Connect your computer to the DE0-Nano-SoC board by plugging the USB cable into the USB
connector (J13) of DE0-Nano-SoC and power up the board (details shown in Chapter 3)
2. Open the Quartus II software and select Tools > Programmer. The Programmer window will
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3. Click Hardware Setup.
4. If DE-SoC [USB-1] does not appear under Currently Selected Hardware, select that option
and click Close as shown below.

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If the USB-Blaster II does not appear under hardware options list, please confirm if the USB-Blaster
II driver has been correctly installed, and the USB cable has been properly connected between the
DE0-Nano-SoC board and host computer.
5. Click “Auto Detect”.
6. Select the device associated with the board

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7. FPGA and HPS devices are all show in the jtag chain.
8. Click the FPGA device, click “Change File..”, and then select .sof file for FPGA

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9. Select \<CD directory>\Demonstration\FPGA\my_first_fpga\ output_files\my_first_fpga.sof.
10. Click “Program/Configure” check box, and then click “Start” button to download .sof file into
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Chapter 5
Running Linux on the
DE0-Nano-SoC board
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5. .1 1 I In nt tr ro od du uc ct ti io on n
This chapter demonstrates how to create a Micro SD card image, set up a UART Terminal, and run
Linux on DE0-Nano-SoC Board. User can download the latest SD Card image file from Terasic’s
website (Choose Linux Console in Linux BSP (Board Support Package)):
http://cd_de0-nano-soc.terasic.com.
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5. .2 2 C Cr re ea at ti in ng g a a m mi ic cr ro oS SD D C Ca ar rd d I Im ma ag ge e
To program a microSD card Linux image you can use a free tool called Win32DiskImager.exe from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/ on a Windows machine.
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Mi ic cr ro oS SD D S Sp pe ec ci if fi ic ca at ti io on n
Capacity: 4GB minimum
Speed: Class 4 (at least)
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 P Pr re e- -b bu ui il lt t S SD D C Ca ar rd d I Im ma ag ge e
The pre-built binaries are delivered as an archive named DE0_Nano_SoC_Linux_Console.img.
This SD card image file contains all the items that are needed to run Linux on DE0_NanoSoC
board. (You can download the compressed file from the link:
http://www.terasic.com/downloads/cd-rom/de0-nano-soc/linux_BSP/ DE0_Nano_SoC_Linux_Console.zip. And
extract file to get the image file after downloading)
SPL Pre-loader