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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 to the

Transceiver Signal

Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide

.

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