Altera Cyclone III FPGA, Reference Manual

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Altera Corporation iii
October 2007 Preliminary
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
General Description ............................................................................................................................... 1–1
Board Component Blocks ................................................................................................................ 1–2
Block Diagram .................................................................................................................................. 1–3
Handling the Board ............................................................................................................................... 1–3
Chapter 2. Board Components & Interfaces
Board Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 2–1
Featured Device ..................................................................................................................................... 2–5
Clocking Circuitry ................................................................................................................................. 2–6
Jumpers ................................................................................................................................................... 2–7
Interfaces ................................................................................................................................................. 2–8
USB Interface ..................................................................................................................................... 2–8
HSMC Expansion Connector .......................................................................................................... 2–9
General User Interfaces ................................................................................................................. 2–10
Push Buttons .............................................................................................................................. 2–13
LEDs ............................................................................................................................................ 2–14
Memory ................................................................................................................................................. 2–16
Parallel Flash ................................................................................................................................... 2–16
DDR SDRAM .................................................................................................................................. 2–18
SSRAM ............................................................................................................................................. 2–19
Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................... 2–22
Statement of China-RoHS Compliance ............................................................................................ 2–23
Additional Information
Revision History ............................................................................................................................... Info–i
How to Contact Altera ..................................................................................................................... Info–i
Typographic Conventions .............................................................................................................. Info–ii