Description

This product is an electronic component model called 2A6E-0002, it belongs to the IC Chips product category. It is an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) device from the Cyclone IV family manufactured by Altera. This FPGA device is designed to be suitable for high-volume and cost-sensitive applications that require low-cost and low-power consumption features, while enabling system designers to meet increasing bandwidth requirements. The Cyclone IV device offers a wide range of features, including 6K to 150K logic elements, up to 6.3 Mb of embedded memory, and up to 360 18 × 18 multipliers for DSP processing intensive applications. In addition, it comes with various protocol support options, such as PCIe (PIPE) Gen 1, Gigabit Ethernet, CPRI, XAUI, and more, making it a versatile and flexible solution for different application scenarios that require FPGA devices.

Specifications and features

• Low-cost, low-power FPGA fabric
• 6K to 150K logic elements
• Up to 6.3 Mb of embedded memory
• Up to 360 18 × 18 multipliers for DSP processing intensive applications
• Protocol bridging applications for under 1.5 W total power
• Cyclone IV GX devices offer up to eight high-speed transceivers that provide:
  • Data rates up to 3.125 Gbps
  • 8B/10B encoder/decoder
  • 8-bit or 10-bit physical media attachment (PMA) to physical coding sublayer (PCS) interface
  • Byte serializer/deserializer (SERDES)
  • Word aligner
  • Rate matching FIFO
  • TX bit slipper for Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI)
  • Electrical idle
  • Dynamic channel reconfiguration allowing you to change data rates and protocols on-the-fly
  • Static equalization and pre-emphasis for superior signal integrity
  • 150 mW per channel power consumption
  • Flexible clocking structure to support multiple protocols in a single transceiver block
• Cyclone IV GX devices offer dedicated hard IP for PCI Express (PIPE) (PCIe) Gen 1:
• ×1, ×2, and ×4 lane configurations
• End-point and root-port configurations
• Up to 256-byte payload
• One virtual channel
• 2 KB retry buffer
• 4 KB receiver (Rx) buffer
• Cyclone IV GX devices offer a wide range of protocol support:
• PCIe (PIPE) Gen 1 ×1, ×2, and ×4 (2.5 Gbps)
• Gigabit Ethernet (1.25 Gbps)
• CPRI (up to 3.072 Gbps)
• XAUI (3.125 Gbps)
• Triple rate serial digital interface (SDI) (up to 2.97 Gbps)
• Serial RapidIO (3.125 Gbps)
• Basic mode (up to 3.125 Gbps)
• V-by-One (up to 3.0 Gbps)
• DisplayPort (2.7 Gbps)
• Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) (up to 3.0 Gbps)
• OBSAI (up to 3.072 Gbps)
• Up to 532 user I/Os
• LVDS interfaces up to 840 Mbps transmitter (Tx), 875 Mbps Rx
• Support for DDR2 SDRAM interfaces up to 200 MHz
• Support for QDRII SRAM and DDR SDRAM up to 167 MHz
• Up to eight phase-locked loops (PLLs) per device
• Offered in commercial and industrial temperature grades

Application Scenarios

The Cyclone IV FPGA device family can be used in different application scenarios, including:

• Low-power and cost-sensitive applications that require high-speed and low-power consumption FPGA devices
• Protocol bridging applications that require different protocol support options
• DSP processing intensive applications that require high-performance and low-power consumption FPGA devices
• Applications that require multiple protocols support in a single transceiver block

Comparison

• Low-cost and low-power consumption FPGA fabric suitable for high-volume and cost-sensitive applications
• Offers a wide range of protocol support options suitable for different application scenarios
• Comes with up to eight high-speed transceivers that provide superior signal integrity and dynamic channel reconfiguration
• Flexible clocking structure to support multiple protocols in a single transceiver block, reducing the number of required devices
• Support for DDR2 SDRAM interfaces up to 200 MHz and QDRII SRAM and DDR SDRAM up to 167 MHz
• Up to eight phase-locked loops (PLLs) per device, providing flexibility in clock generation and management
• Offered in commercial and industrial temperature grades, suitable for different environments and requirements

• No significant disadvantages were identified