Overview, Introduction, General description – Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Manual
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November 2011
Altera Corporation
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,
Stratix IV GT Edition Reference Manual
1. Overview
Introduction
The Transceiver Signal Integrity 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 for implementation on the
development board.
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For information about setting up the Stratix IV GT transceiver signal integrity
development board, and using the included software, refer
.
General Description
The Stratix IV GT transceiver signal integrity 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:
■
EP4S100G2F40I1N FPGA
■
0.95-V core
■
1517-pin Fineline BGA (FBGA)
■
FPGA Configuration
■
MAX
®
II+Flash Fast Passive Parallel (FPP) configuration
■
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
■
64-MB synchronous flash