About this kit, Introduction, Kit features – Altera Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Manual
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Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Guide
1. About This Kit
Introduction
The Altera
®
Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix
®
IV GX Edition is a complete
design environment that includes both the hardware and software you need to
develop Stratix IV GX FPGA designs. The PCI-SIG-compliant board, the serial digital
interface (SDI) high-speed mezzanine card (HSMC), and the one-year license for the
Quartus
®
II software provide everything you need to begin developing custom Stratix
IV GX FPGA designs. The following list describes what you can accomplish with the
development kit:
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Develop and test PCI Express 2.0 designs
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Develop and test memory subsystems consisting of DDR3 and QDR II+ memories
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Build designs capable of migrating to Altera’s low-cost HardCopy
®
IV ASICs
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Develop and test SDI and Audio Engineering Society (AES) designs using the SDI
HSMC in conjunction with the host development platform
■
Take advantage of the modular and scalable design by using the second HSMC
connector to interface to over 20 different HSMCs provided by Altera partners,
supporting protocols such as Serial RapidIO
®
, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, SONET,
Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), Open Base Station Architecture Initiative
(OBSAI) and others
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition
contents.
Hardware
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Stratix IV GX FPGA development board—A development platform that allows
you to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Stratix IV GX
EP4SGX230 FPGA.
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For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer to the
.
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SDI HSMC - A daughtercard that features two SDI channels, two AES channels,
and clocking options to enable the development and testing of SDI and AES
designs.
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For detailed information about the SDI HSMC components and interfaces,
refer to the