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Board Component Blocks
Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Board Reference Manual
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The board features the following major component blocks:
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Cyclone IV GX EP4CGX15BF14 FPGA in the 169-pin FineLine BGA (FBGA)
package
14,400 LEs
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540-kilobit (Kb) on-die memory
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20 global clocks
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72 user I/Os
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3 phase locked loops (PLLs)
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1 PCI Express hard IP block
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1.2-V core power
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MAX
®
II EPM2210F256 CPLD in the 256-pin FBGA package
2.5-V core power
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MAX II EPM240M100 CPLD in the 100-pin Micro FBGA (MBGA) package
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FPGA configuration circuitry
MAX II CPLD EPM2210 System Controller and flash passive serial (PS)
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configuration
On-board USB-Blaster
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JTAG header for external USB-Blaster with the Quartus II Programmer
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Erasable programmable configurable serial (EPCS) device
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On-Board ports
USB 2.0
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One gigabit Ethernet port
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Transceiver interfaces
PCI Express x1 edge connector
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10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet PHY with RJ-45 connector
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One optional TX/RX transceiver to SMA connectors (requires a minor
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modification on the board)
On-Board memory
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18-megabit (Mb) Synchronous Static Random Access Memory (SSRAM)
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128-Mb flash
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On-Board clocking circuitry
6-MHz, 24-MHz, 25-MHz, and 50-MHz oscillators
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125-MHz LVDS oscillator
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SMA clock input
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TM
for use with the Quartus
Chapter 1: Overview
Board Component Blocks
®
II Programmer
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