
February 2011
Altera Corporation
Arria II GX FPGA Development Board Reference Manual
1. Overview
Introduction
This document describes the hardware features of the Arria
®
II GX FPGA
development board, including the detailed pin-out and component reference
information required to create custom FPGA designs that interface with all
components of the board.
General Description
The Arria II GX FPGA development board provides a hardware platform for
developing and prototyping low-power, high-performance, and logic-intensive
designs. The board provides a wide range of peripherals and memory interfaces to
facilitate the development of the Arria II GX FPGA designs.
Two high-speed mezzanine card (HSMC) ports are available to add additional
functionality via a variety of HSMCs available from Altera
®
and various partners.
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To see a list of the latest HSMCs available or to download a copy of the HSMC
specification, refer to the
Development Board Daughtercards
page of the Altera
website.
Design advancements and innovations, such as the 3.75-Gbps transceiver modules,
the PCI Express hard IP implementation, and programmable power technology
ensure that designs implemented in the Arria II GX FPGAs operate faster, with lower
power, and have a faster time to market than previous FPGA families.
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For more information on the following topics, refer to the respective documents:
■
Arria II device family, refer to the
Arria II GX Device Handbook
.
■
PCI Express MegaCore function, refer to the
PCI Express Compiler User Guide
.
■
HSMC Specification, refer to the
High Speed Mezzanine Card (HSMC) Specification
.
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