Altera Interlaken MegaCore Function - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1: About This MegaCore Function 1–3
MegaCore Verification
June 2012 Altera Corporation Interlaken MegaCore Function
User Guide
Table 1–3 shows the level of support offered by the Interlaken MegaCore function for
each Altera device family.
MegaCore Verification
Before releasing a version of the Interlaken MegaCore function, Altera runs
comprehensive regression tests in the current version of the Quartus
® II software.
These tests use standalone methods and the Qsys system integration tool to create the
instance files. These files are tested in simulation and hardware to confirm
functionality. Altera tests and verifies the Interlaken MegaCore function in hardware
for different platforms and environments.
Constrained random techniques generate appropriate stimulus for the functional
verification of the MegaCore function. Functional coverage metrics measure the
quality of the random stimulus, and ensure that all important features are verified.
Performance and Resource Utilization
Table 1–4 lists the resources and expected performance for different Interlaken
MegaCore function variations.
Table 1–4 shows results obtained using the Quartus II software for the following
devices:
■ Stratix IV GT device EP4S100G5F45I1
■ Stratix IV GX devices EP4SGX530NF45C2 and EP4SGX530KH40C2
Resource utilization is shown for variations that include the transceiver and do not
include the out-of-band flow control block.
Table 1–3. Device Family Support
Device Family Support
Stratix IV GT (1) Final
Stratix IV GX Final
Note to Table 1–3 :
(1) Altera supports the 12-lane, 10-Gbps configuration in Stratix IV GT devices only.
Table 1–4. Interlaken MegaCore Function FPGA Resource Utilization
Device
Parameters Resource Utilization
Number of
Lanes
Per-Lane Data Rate
(Gbps)
Combinational
ALUTs
Logic Registers
M9K
Blocks
Stratix IV GX
EP4SGX530NF45C2
4 6.25 12,229 16,774 52
8 6.25 24,825 31,776 68
Stratix IV GX
EP4SGX530KH40C2
10 6.25 29,949 38,033 96
20 6.25 63,033 77,806 159
Stratix IV GT
EP4S100G5F45I1
12 10.3125 50,164 56,948 84