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Overview
The Altera’s DK-CYCII-2C20NDK-CYCII-2C20N Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit, which includes a full-featured field-programmable gate array (FPGA) development board, hardware and software development tools, documentation, and accessories needed to begin FPGA development. The development board includes an Altera Cyclone II 2C20 FPGA and comes preconfigured with a hardware reference design stored in flash memory. Hardware designers can use the development board as a platform to prototype complex embedded systems.
The Development Kit provides the user with an integrated control environment that includes a software controller in C++, a USB command controller, a multi-port SRAM/SDRAM/flash memory controller, and demonstration circuitry specified in Verilog code. These features enable users to implement and test designs without the need to implement complex application programming interfaces (APIs), host control software, or SRAM/SDRAM/flash memory controllers.
The low-cost Cyclone
II FPGA Starter Development Kit is ideal for evaluating Altera's high-performance, low-power, 90-nm technology. By using this RoHS-compliant starter development kit, you will see 60 percent (on average) higher performance and 50 percent (on average) lower power than competing 90-nm, low-cost FPGAs.
The Cyclone II family offers devices with the Fast-On feature, which offers a faster power-on-reset (POR) time. Cyclone II devices can also expand the peripheral set, memory, I/O, or performance of embedded processors. Single or multiple Nios II embedded processors can be designed into a Cyclone II device to provide additional co-processing power or even replace existing embedded processors in your system. Using Cyclone II and Nios II together allow for low-cost, high-performance embedded processing solutions, which allow you to extend your product's life cycle and improve time to market over standard product solutions.
Key Applications: Broadcast and Consumer (Plasma Displays, HDTV, Set-Top Boxes, Cameras, Audio/Visual Conference Equipment, HDTV Camcorders), Wireline and Wireless communications (Wireless Basestations, Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) Systems, Wireless LAN Access Point), Automotive(Navigation Systems, Satellite Radio Receiver, Hybrid Television Receiver, Telematics, Entertainment), Military, Industrial, and Medical (Medical Imaging (e.g., MRI, X-ray), Video Displays, Video Surveillance, Radars, Software Defined Radio, Network Test Equipment)
Development Tools
Software Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | Supported Family | MPN | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDE | Altera | ALL Altera Devices | Altera Quartus II | It's the industry's number one software in performance and productivity for CPLD, FPGA, and HardCopy ASIC designs. The Altera Quartus II software, the industry's number one software in performance and productivity for CPLD, FPGA, and HardCopy ASIC designs. Learn More |
Hardware Development Tools:
| Tool Type | Supplier | Support?ed Family | MPN | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Download Cable | Altera | ALL Altera Devices | PL-BYTEBLASTER2NPL-BYTEBLASTER2N | The ByteBlaster II enables a PC to configure or program Altera devices. The download cable drives configuration or programming data using a standard parallel printer port from the PC. |
| Download Cable | Altera | ALL Altera Devices | PL-USB-BLASTER-RCNPL-USB-BLASTER-RCN | The USB-Blaster drives configuration or programming data from the PC to configure or program Altera devices. The download cable interfaces to a standard USB PC port. |
| Download Cable | Altera | ALL Altera Devices | PL-ETH2-BLASTERPL-ETH2-BLASTER | The EthernetBlaster can receive configuration or programming data from the Ethernet network to remotely configure or program Altera devices. The communications cable connects to a standard Ethernet network port with an RJ-45 connector. |
Technical Documents
Learning Center
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| User Guide | Altera: User Guide For DK-CYCII-2C20N |
| Reference Manual | Altera: Reference Manual For DK-CYCII-2C20N |
| Revision Note | Altera: Eratta For Cyclone CII Starter |
| Datasheet | Altera: Datasheet for CycloneII Architecture |
| Datasheet | Altera: Package Information for Cyclone II Devices |
| User Guide | Altera: User Guide for PowerPlay Early Power Estimator |
| Whitepaper | Altera: FPGAs for High-Performance DSP Applications |
Design Elements
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Schematics | Altera: Schematics For Cyclone II Starter Kit |
| Application Library | Altera: Software code for Active Serial Memory Interface Controller Reference |
Video
Kit Features
- Altera Cyclone II EP2C20Cyclone II EP2C20 FPGA device
- Altera EPCS4EPCS4 Serial Configuration device
- USB-Blaster controller chip set for programming and user API control, supporting both JTAG and Active Serial (AS) programming modes
- 512-KByte SRAM, 8-MByte SDRAM, 4-MByte Flash memory
- SD Flash Card socket
- 4 Push button switches
- 10 Toggle switches
- 50 MHz, 27 MHz, and 24 MHz oscillators for clock sources
- 24-bit CD-quality audio CODEC with line-in, line-out, and microphone-in jacks
- VGA DAC (4-bit resistor network) with VGA-out connector
- RS-232 transceiver and 9-pin connector
- PS/2 mouse/keyboard connector
- Two 40-pin expansion headers with resistor protection
- 7.5V DC adapter or a USB cable (provided in the kit) for power
Kit Contents
- Cyclone II Starter Development Board
- Cables/power
- Power from USB cable or external power supply (recommended when using the kit with accessory daughtercards, U.S.-style adapter provided)
- Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit CD-ROM
- Reference designs and demonstrations targeted for the Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Board
- User manual
- Reference guide
- Quartus II Web Edition CD-ROM
- Nios II EDS CD-ROM
- Nios II evaluation license included
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