DE3 User Manual
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Chapter 1
Overview
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This chapter presents the features and design characteristics of the DE3 board.
1.1
Introduction
The DE3 board has plenty of features that allow users to implement a wide range of designed
circuits. The Stratix® III device is capable of dealing with resource-consuming projects and
complex algorithm verification; the HSTC interface is equipped for high-speed inter-connection and
configurable I/O standards. The DDR2 SO-DIMM socket puts the experience of faster memory
access into practice, while the SD card socket provides the realization of data storage extension.
In addition, the DE3 board has an innovative stackable mechanism which allows users to assemble
DE3 boards into a powerful system as shown in
Figure 1.1
. The DE3 can also connect with multiple
daughter boards designed by Terasic in stock.
Figure 1.1 The stackable mechanism of the DE3 board
1.2
Layout and Components
Figure 1.2
and
Figure 1.3
is the top and bottom view of the DE3 board. It depicts the layout of the
board and indicates the location of the connectors and key components. Users can refer to this
figure for relative location when the connectors and key components are introduced in the following
chapters.
Summary of Contents for Altera DE3
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