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16 years ago

Ethernet with DSP Dev. Kit Cyclone III (no NIOS)

Hi, I have the dsp development kit, cyclone iii edition (http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-cyc3-dsp.html). How can I use the Ethernet? In my altera > 80 > ip Direct...
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16 years ago

I don't know this chip, but it doesn't look very easy to use without a CPU. You will have to configure a few registers before being able to use them, and allocate a buffer in the chip's memory to put your packet to transmit. There is a list of actions to perform on pages 85-87 of the datasheet.