Programming the FPGA

To program the Hello FPGA kit, perform the following steps:
  1. Open the Hello_FPGA_GUI. Select the appropriate COM port from the list, and then click the Connect button
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    The GUI displays COM Connected on successful connection.

  2. On the FPGA Programmer tab, click the Browse button
    , and then select one of the FPGA Programming files (.dat).
  3. From Action list, click PROGRAM, and then click Run.
  4. Upon the successful completion of the FPGA programming, the user LEDs 2 and 3 start blinking on the Hello FPGA board.
  5. Unplug the USB cable from the hardware and follow the preceding instructions to reconnect the cable.
  6. Click the Power Graph tab to see the FPGA Core Power information.
  7. Click the FPGA Demo tab to run the demo for the programmed file (.dat).
    Figure . Programming the FPGA