
1. About This Kit
The Altera ? Stratix ? IV E FPGA Development Kit is a complete design environment
that includes both the hardware and software you need to develop Stratix IV E FPGA
designs. The board and the one-year license for the Quartus ? II software provide
everything you need to begin developing custom Stratix IV E FPGA designs. The
following list describes what you can accomplish with the kit:
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Develop and test memory subsystems consisting of DDR3, RLDRAM II, and
QDR II+ memories.
Build designs capable of migrating to Altera’s low-cost HardCopy ? IV ASICs.
Take advantage of the modular and scalable design by using the high-speed
mezzanine card (HSMC) connectors to interface to over 30 different HSMCs
provided by Altera partners, supporting protocols such as Serial RapidIO ? ,
10 Gigabit Ethernet, SONET, Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), Open Base
Station Architecture Initiative (OBSAI) and others.
Develop FPGAs design for cost-sensitive applications.
Measure the FPGA's low power consumption.
Kit Features
This section briefly describes the Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit contents.
Hardware
The Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit includes the following hardware:
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Stratix IV E FPGA development board—A development platform that allows you
to develop and prototype hardware designs running on the Stratix IV E EP4SE530
FPGA.
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HSMC loopback board—A daughtercard that allows for loopback testing all
signals on the HSMC interface using the Board Test System.
HSMC debug breakout board—A daughtercard that routes 40 CMOS signals to a
0.1" header and adds 20 LEDs to the remaining 40 CMOS signals.
Power supply and cables—The kit includes the following items:
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Power supply and AC adapters for North America/Japan, Europe, and the
United Kingdom
USB cable
Ethernet cable
June 2011
Altera Corporation
Stratix IV E FPGA Development Kit User Guide