Sigma DE2-70 Network Card User Manual


 
DE2-70 User Manual
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address in the packet is identical to the MAC address of the DE2-70 board. If the packet received
does have the same MAC address or is a broadcast packet, the DM9000A will accept the packet and
send an interrupt to the Nios II processor. The processor will then display the packet contents in the
Nios II IDE console window.
Figure 6.11. Packet sending and receiving using the Nios II processor.
Demonstration Setup, File Locations, and Instructions
Project directory: DE2_70_NET
Bit stream used: DE2_70_NET.sof
Nios II Workspace: DE2_70_NET\Software
Plug a CAT5 loop-back cable into the Ethernet connector of DE2-70
Load the bit stream into the FPGA
Run the Nios II IDE under the workspace DE2_70_NET
Click on the Compile and Run button
You should now be able to observe the contents of the packets received (64-byte packets
sent, 68-byte packets received because of the extra checksum bytes)
Figure 6.12 illustrates the setup for this demonstration.