User guide

September 2010 Altera Corporation Cyclone III FPGA Development Kit User Guide
8. Design Tutorials
Introduction
The example designs and tutorials included in the Cyclone III Development Kit help
familiarize new users with development board features. My First FPGA Design Tutorial
and My First Nios II Software Tutorial provide step-by-step guidance for the first-time
user.
My First FPGA Tutorial
My First FPGA Design Tutorial describes how to create a simple Altera FPGA design.
The tutorial takes less than an hour to complete and provides an overview of the
design flow using the Quartus II software to build a simple logic counter which drives
LEDs to flash on the development board.
After installing the Cyclone III Development Kit, the My First FPGA Design Tutorial
design and documentation can be found at <path>\...
\documents\tutorials\hardware_tutorials\my_first_fpga_tutorial.pdf.
My First Nios II Software Tutorial
My First Nios II Software Tutorial introduces the basic system development flow for the
Nios II processor. This tutorial provides a good starting point if you are new to the
Nios II processor or to the general concept of using an embedded processor in an
FPGA. In this tutorial, you use a standard, existing Nios II hardware system and
create a software program to run on it.
After installing the Cyclone III Development Kit, the My First Nios II Software Tutorial
design and documentation can be found at
<path>\...\documents\tutorials\software_tutorials\my_first_nios2_software_
tutorial.pdf.