Altera Stratix IV E FPGA - Manual (Page 7)

June 2011 Altera Corporation Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit User Guide
1. About This Kit
The Altera ® Stratix ® IV E FPGA Development Kit is a complete design environment
that includes both the hardware and software you need to develop Stratix IV E FPGA
designs. The board and the one-year license for the Quartus
® II software provide
everything you need to begin developing custom Stratix IV E FPGA designs. The
following list describes what you can accomplish with the kit:
■ Develop and test memory subsystems consisting of DDR3, RLDRAM II, and
QDR II+ memories.
■ Build designs capable of migrating to Altera’s low-cost HardCopy ® IV ASICs.
■ Take advantage of the modular and scalable design by using the high-speed
mezzanine card (HSMC) connectors to interface to over 30 different HSMCs
provided by Altera partners, supporting protocols such as Serial RapidIO
® ,
10 Gigabit Ethernet, SONET, Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), Open Base
Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) and others.
■ Develop FPGAs design for cost-sensitive applications.
■ Measure the FPGA's low power consumption.
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit contents.
Hardware
The Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit includes the following hardware:
■ Stratix IV E FPGA development board—A development platform that allows you
to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Stratix IV E EP4SE530
FPGA.
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For detailed information about the board components and interfaces, refer
to the
Stratix IV E FPGA Development Board Reference Manual .
■ HSMC loopback board—A daughtercard that allows for loopback testing all
signals on the HSMC interface using the Board Test System.
■ HSMC debug breakout board—A daughtercard that routes 40 CMOS signals to a
0.1" header and adds 20 LEDs to the remaining 40 CMOS signals.
■ Power supply and cables—The kit includes the following items:
■ Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom
■ USB cable
■ Ethernet cable