Altera: DK-START-3C25N Cyclone III FPGA Starter Board

Overview

The economical Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit DK-START-3C25NDK-START-3C25N is easy to use and an ideal introduction if you have never designed with FPGAs before.  If you are an experienced FPGA designer considering the Cyclone III architecture, you'll love building systems leveraging the 60 percent (on average) faster performance that Cyclone III FPGAs offer over competitor offerings. Several design examples included in the kit make for a quick "out-of-the-box" evaluation experience.

Cyclone III device family offers a unique combination of high functionality, low power and low cost. Based on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) low-power (LP) process technology, silicon optimizations and software features to minimize power consumption, Cyclone III device family provides the ideal solution for your high-volume, low-power, and cost-sensitive applications.

Cyclone III device family includes a customer-defined feature set that is optimized for portable applications and offers a wide range of density, memory, embedded multiplier, and I/O options. Cyclone III device family supports numerous external memory interfaces and I/O protocols that are common in high-volume applications. The Quartus II software features and parameterizable IP cores make it easier for you to use the Cyclone III device family interfaces and protocols.

Key Applications: Automotive, Consumer, Industrial, Military, Video and image processing, Wireless communications

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Kit Features

• Cyclone III EP3C25F324EP3C25F324 FPGA
• Configuration      
  • Embedded USB-Blaster circuitry (includes an Altera EPM3128AEPM3128A CPLD) allowing the download of FPGA configuration files via the user's USB port
• Memory      
  • 256 megabits (Mb) of DDR SDRAM
  • 1 megabytes (MB) of synchronous SRAM
  • 16 MB of Intel P30/P33 flash memory
• Clocking      
  • 50-MHz on-board oscillator
• Switches and indicators      
  • Six push buttons in total, four user controlled
  • Seven LEDs in total, four user controlled
• Lowest power consumption due to:      
  • TSMC low-power process technology
  • Altera power-aware design flow
• Low-power operation offers the following benefits:      
  • Extended battery life for portable and handheld applications
  • Reduced or eliminated cooling system costs
  • Operation in thermally-challenged environments
• Hot-socketing operation support

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Kit Contents

• Cyclone III starter board
• Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit CD-ROM      
  • Example designs targeting the Cyclone III FPGA starter board      
    • Create an FPGA design in one hour
    • Power measurements of a Cyclone III FPGA
    • A 32-bit soft processor system inside an FPGA
• Documentation      
  • User guide
  • Reference manual
  • Board schematic and layout
  • Bill of materials
  • Product and partner information
• Cables and power      
  • USB cable
  • External power supply (U.S. compatible plug with EU and UK adaptors)

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