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Chapter 2: Board Components
Featured FPGA (U20)
Cyclone III 3C120 Development Board Reference Manual
© March 2009 Altera Corporation
Featured FPGA (U20)
The Cyclone III Development Kit features the EP3C120F780 device (U20) in a 780-pin
BGA package.
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For more information about Cyclone III devices, refer to the
Cyclone III Device
Handbook
.
Table 2–2
lists the main Cyclone III device features.
Table 2–3
lists the Cyclone III component reference and manufacturing information.
U23 and U24
SRAM
The SRAM devices connect to the MAX II device as well as the flash memory
device.
U11, U12, U13,
U25, U26
DDR2 SDRAM
Four ×16 devices and a single ×8 device.
Components and Interfaces
U6
USB device
USB device that provides JTAG programming of on-board devices, including
the Cyclone III device and flash memory device.
U3
Ethernet cable jack
The RF-45 jack is for Ethernet cable connection. The connector is fed by a
10/100/1000 base T PHY device with an RGMII interface to the Cyclone III
device.
J8, J9
HSMC Port A and Port B High-speed mezzanine header allows for the connection of HSMC daughter
cards.
Power Supply
J2
DC power jack
14–20 V DC power source.
SW2
Input
Switches the board’s power on and off.
Table 2–1.
Cyclone III Development Board (Part 3 of 3)
Board Reference
Type
Description
Table 2–2.
Cyclone III Device Features
Feature
Quantity
Logic elements
119,088
Memory (Kbits)
3,888
Multipliers
288
PLLs
4
Global clock networks
20
Table 2–3.
Cyclone III Component Reference and Manufacturing Information
Board Reference
Description
Manufacturer
Manufacturing
Part Number
Manufacturer
Website
U20
Memory rich FPGA device
Altera Corporation
EP3C120F780
www.altera.com
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