Overview, Introduction, General description – Altera Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition User Manual

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November 2011

Altera Corporation

Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit,

Stratix IV GX Edition Reference Manual

1. Overview

Introduction

The Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix

®

IV GX Edition allows you

to evaluate the performance Stratix IV GX transceivers and the low power benefits of
the device. This document provides detailed pin-out and component reference
information required to create FPGA designs for implementation on the development
board.

f

For information about setting up the Stratix IV GX transceiver signal integrity
development board, and using the included software, refer to the

Transceiver Signal

Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GX Edition Getting Started User Guide

.

General Description

The Stratix IV GX transceiver signal integrity development board provides a
hardware platform for evaluating the performance and signal integrity features of the
Altera

®

Stratix IV GX devices. The board features the following major component

blocks:

EP4SGX230KF40 FPGA

0.9-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

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