Overview, General description, Chapter 1. overview – Altera 100G Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Manual
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September 2010
Altera Corporation
100G Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition Reference Manual
1. Overview
The 100G Development Kit, Stratix
®
IV GT Edition allows you to evaluate the
performance the Stratix IV GT transceivers and the low power benefits of the device
itself. This document provides the detailed pin-out and component reference
information required to create FPGA designs that interface with all components on
the board.
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For information about setting up the Stratix IV GT 100G development board and
using the included software, refer to the
General Description
The Stratix IV GT 100G development board provides a hardware platform for
evaluating the performance and signal integrity features of the Altera
®
Stratix IV GT
devices. The board features the following major component blocks:
■
EP4S100G5F45I1 FPGA
■
0.95-V core
■
1932-Pin FineLine BGA
®
(FBGA) package
■
EPM2210F324C3N, MAX II 256-pin CPLD
■
FPGA Configuration
■
MAX
®
II+Flash Fast Passive Parallel (FPP) configuration
■
1-Gb flash storage for two configuration images (factory and user)
■
On-Board USB-Blaster
TM
using the Quartus
®
II Programmer
■
JTAG header for external USB-Blaster with the Quartus II Programmer
■
On-Board Memory
■
Four 2-Gb DDR3 SDRAM
■
Four 72-Mb QDR II SRAM
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Status and Setup Elements
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FPGA Clock Sources
■
Clock Outputs and Triggers
■
General User Input/Output