Solution Brief 55
All PCI Applicatons
All Embedded Applications
Family:
APEX™ 20KE
Ordering Codes:
PCI-BOARD/A2E
PCI-BOARD/A4E
PCI-BOARD/A10E
Vendor:
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 http://www.altera.com
Tel. (408) 544-7000
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December 2000, ver. 1.0
Provides a prototyping platform for both peripheral component interconnect (PCI)
form factor and standalone desktop designs (See Figure 1)
3.3-V PCI board includes an APEX™ 20KE device in a 672-pin FineLine BGA™ package
– Low-priced starter kit with an EPF20K200E device for quick evaluation
– Development kit with an EPF20K400E device for mid-density applications
– Delelopment kit with an EPF20K1000E device for high complexity designs
Supports PCI designs from 32- to 64-bits and 33- to 66-MHz operation
Features a 66-MHz PCI reference design Programmer Object File (.pof
) that includes the PCI/MT64 core, a DMA, an SDRAM controller, FIFO buffers, and control logic; source code is included for the DMA, FIFO buffers, and control logic
Supports hardware design verification and system performance measurement for use in PCI and desktop development environments
The board features:
– Support for 16RX and TX channel LVDS I/O pins
– Standard PMC connector for off-the-shelf PMC expansion cards
– I/O prototype area for custom logic daughter cards
– DB9 connector for RS-232 serial communication
– 144-pin small outline DIMM 32-Mbyte SDRAM module
– Voltage regulator automatically generates 1.8 V and 2.5 V from a 3.3-V power supply
Requires a 3.3-V PC system or a 5.0-V PC system using an extender card to support 3.3-V
PCI boards (see the APEX 20KE PCI Development Kit page on the Altera web site for a partial listing of available extender cards)
Supports in-circuit reconfigurability (ICR) with flash or EEPROM devices and a download cable
Flexible clocking options for on-board logic, including PCI clock, on-board crystal oscillator, or external clock
Figure 1. APEX 20KE PCI Development Board & Reference Design Interface
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SB 55: APEX 20KE PCI Starter & Development Kits
The APEX 20KE PCI Development Kit is extremely versatile and can be used to prototype a wide variety of custom designs coupled with Altera MegaCore ® functions or AMPP SM partner functions. On-board resources include socketed SDRAM, PMC connectors, and an RS-232 port. In addition, the board provides a prototyping area that can implement custom off-chip logic. The APEX 20KE PCI development board
provides a flexible clock distribution network and in-circuit reconfigurability. Figure 2
shows a diagram of the APEX 20KE development board layout.
Figure 2. Development Board Layout
SRAM
Socket, J6
General Purpose
Switches, SW1, SW2
General Purpose
LEDs, LED1, LED2
PMC Connectors
JN1, JN2, JN3, JN4
Alternate LVDS
Header, J1
Dipswitch
Options, S1
JTAG
Header, J2
External Power
Supply Connector, J3
Altera
Daughter
Card
Header,
J4, J5, J7
33 MHz
Oscillator, Z1
RS232, JP1
Altera APEX
Device, U7
50 MHz
Oscillator, Z2
Flash
Memory
Module, U13
Altera
EPM3256A
Device, U9
JTAG/PCI
Options
Header, J8
Altera EPC4
Device #0, U4
Altera EPC4
Device #1, U5
The Windows-based application software included with the board makes measuring
data transfer speeds attained through Altera PCI functions easy. Figure 3 shows an
example of the user interface.
Figure 3. APEX 20KE PCI Development Board Graphical User Interface
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The 66-MHz PCI reference design helps the developer connect the user design to the
Altera PCI core local-side bus. The APEX 20KE PCI Development Kit User Guide describes the interface signals using example functions such as the DMA and SDRAM controllers.
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SB 55: APEX 20KE PCI Starter & Development Kits
The development kit contains the following deliverables:
66-MHz APEX 20KE PCI form factor/standalone desktop development board
CD-ROM with PCI reference design programming file and source code, PCI software user guide, PCI reference design white paper, and board data sheet
30-day evaluation version of the PC software drivers development kit from
Jungo Ltd.
Selector guides for Altera devices, tools, and IP MegaCore functions
ByteBlasterMV TM download cable
Development board schematics are available upon request
Table 1 shows the features and devices available in the starter and development kits.
Feature Starter Kit
PCI-BOARD/A2E
64-bit PMC connectors
32-MByte SDRAM module
ByteBlasterMV cable
LVDS support
PCI and desktop operation
In-circuit reconfiguribility
On-board EP20K200E device
On-board EP20K400E device
On-board EP20K1000E device v v v
Development Kit
PCI-BOARD/A4E v v v v v v
PCI-BOARD/A10E v v v v v v v v
101 Innovation Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
(408) 544-7000 http://www.altera.com
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