Altera’s Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III FPGA Edition
Altera introduced the Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III FPGA Edition for prototyping and developing FPGA-based embedded systems. The multi-board development kit features a Cyclone III EP3C120 device, on-board memories, I/O interfaces, peripherals, and pre-built reference designs. Altera’s Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III FPGA Edition features a selection of pre-built processor systems, intellectual property (IP), operating systems, and software applications. Users create their FPGA-based embedded system by selecting from a multitude of on-board example processor systems, demonstration designs, and reference designs. The Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III FPGA Edition is available now for $1,995.
Altera Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition
- Cyclone III development board
- Cyclone III EP3C120F780 FPGA
- Embedded USB-Blaster circuitry (including an Altera MAX II CPLD) allowing download of FPGA configuration files via the flash device or the host computer
- Memory
- 256 Mbytes of dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM with ECC
- 8 Mbytes of pseudo SRAM
- 64 Mbytes of flash
- Communication ports
- 10/100/1000 Ethernet
- USB 2.0
- Power and analog devices from Linear Technology
- Switching power supply LTM4601
- Switching and step-down regulators LT1931, LT3481, and LTC3418
- Analog to digital converter LTC1865
- LDO regulators LT1963 and LT1761
- Clocking
- 50-MHz and 125-MHz on-board oscillators
- SMA inputs/outputs
- Inputs/outputs for the two HSMCs
- Various buttons, switches, and indicators
- Display
- 128 x 64 graphics LCD
- 2-line x 16-character LCD
- Connectors
- Two HSMCs
- USB type B
- Debug tools
- Three HSMC debug cards (two loop-back and a debug header)
- Cables and power/analog
- 14-V–20-V DC input
- On-board power measurement circuitry
- 19.8 W per HSMC interface
- Power cord with plug adapters (US, UK, EU)
The Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition is a three-board solution that includes a Cyclone III FPGA development board, featuring two high-speed mezzanine connectors (HSMCs), an LCD multimedia HSMC board, and a multipurpose HSMC card. The Cyclone III FPGA development board features an EP3C120F780 FPGA, 256 Mbytes of dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM with ECC, 8 Mbytes of pseudo SRAM, 64 Mbytes of flash and a 10/100/1000 Ethernet communication port. The development kit includes Altera’s complete design suite DVD featuring the Quartus II Web Edition design software, ModelSim-Altera Starter Edition, the Nios II embedded design suite, and Altera’s MegaCore IP library.
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