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LatticeEC Advanced Evaluation Board –
Lattice Semiconductor
Revision C User’s Guide
Introduction
The LatticeEC Advanced Evaluation Board provides a convenient platform to evaluate, test, and debug designs
with the support of LatticeEC advanced interface capabilities. The board provides easy access to PCI, DDR
SDRAM, FCDRAM and SPI4.2 interfaces. The information in this document pertains only to boards marked as ‘Rev
C’. This marking is located on the front of the board, beneath the Lattice logo.
Features
• Required voltages supplied by PCI or one external 5V DC supply
• ispVM
®
System programming support
• SPI3 Flash device included for non-volatile configuration storage
• ispDOWNLOAD
®
cable included
• 5V AC adapter included
• PCI edge connector (120-pin) for 32-bit PCI interface
• SODIMM socket supporting 16-bit, 200MHz 200-pin DDR SDRAM
• Onboard FCRAM
• SPI4.2 interface via VHDM connectors
• Prototyping area with access to over 150 I/O pins
• SMA connectors included (10) for high-speed clock and data interfacing
Figure 1. LatticeEC Advanced Evaluation Board
Electrical, Mechanical and Environmental Specifications
The nominal board dimensions are 9 inches by 4.2 inches. The environmental specifications are as follows:
• Operating temperature: 0ºC to 55ºC
• Storage temperature: -40ºC to 75ºC
• Humidity: < 95% without condensation
• 5V DC input (+/- 10%) up to 4A, or 3.3V input from PCI backplane