Altera Transceiver SI - Manual (Page 7)

Altera Corporation Getting Started User Guide 1–1
June 2006 Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition
1. About This Kit
Introduction The Transceiver SI Development Kit, Stratix ® II GX Edition provides
everything you need to develop and test a complete signal integrity
system based on the Stratix II GX EP2SGX90 device.
This chapter briefly describes the kit’s features and documentation
including:
■ The Stratix II GX EP2SGX90 signal integrity development board
■ Quartus ® II Software, Development Kit Edition (DKE)
■ Reference design
■ MegaCore ® IP Library CD-ROM
Kit Features The Transceiver SI Development Kit, Stratix II GX Edition features:
■ The Stratix II GX EP2SGX90 Signal Integrity Development Board—a
prototyping platform that allows you to develop and prototype
high-speed bus interfaces as well as evaluate Stratix II GX
transceiver performance.
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For specific information about board components and interfaces, refer to
the Stratix II GX Signal Integrity Development Board Reference Manual.
■ Reference Design—The reference design is useful for a variety of
hardware applications and lets you quickly begin board prototyping
and device verification.
■ Transceiver SI Development Kit Application & Drivers—The kit’s
application and drivers allow you to customize board designs by
choosing transceiver settings from a wide list of categories.
■ Quartus II Software, Development Kit Edition (DKE)—The Quartus II
software provides a comprehensive environment for system-on-a-
programmable-chip (SOPC) design. The Quartus II software
integrates into nearly any design environment, with interfaces to
industry-standard EDA tools. The kit includes:
● The SOPC Builder system development tool
● A one-year Quartus II software license, Windows platform only