Altera Corporation iii
Preliminary
Contents
About this Manual
Revision History ......................................................................................................................................... v
How to Contact Altera ............................................................................................................................... v
Typographic Conventions....................................................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1. Overview
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 1-1
General Description................................................................................................................................ 1-1
Board Component Blocks................................................................................................................. 1-2
Block Diagram ................................................................................................................................... 1-4
Handling the Board........................................................................................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2. Board Components
Introduction............................................................................................................................................. 2-1
Board Overview...................................................................................................................................... 2-2
Featured Device ...................................................................................................................................... 2-4
I/O & Clocking Resources ............................................................................................................... 2-5
Configuration Schemes......................................................................................................................... 2-6
JTAG Chain Configuration .............................................................................................................. 2-9
Flash Memory Configuration ........................................................................................................ 2-11
MAX II CPLD Configuration Controller ..................................................................................... 2-13
Configuration Push Button (S5) .................................................................................................... 2-14
Clocking Circuitry ................................................................................................................................ 2-15
General User Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 2-17
Push Button Switches (S1, S2, S4) ................................................................................................. 2-17
User-Defined DIP Switch (S3) ....................................................................................................... 2-18
User LEDs (D9 Through D16) ....................................................................................................... 2-19
Configuration DIP Switch (S6) ...................................................................................................... 2-19
Board-Specific LEDs ....................................................................................................................... 2-20
Status and Channel Activity LEDs ............................................................................................... 2-20
Off-Chip Memory ................................................................................................................................. 2-21
Standard Communication Ports ......................................................................................................... 2-23
PCI Express Edge Connector Interface (J14) ............................................................................... 2-23
High-Speed Mezzanine Connector Interface .............................................................................. 2-24
JTAG Interface ................................................................................................................................. 2-28
Power Supply ........................................................................................................................................ 2-29
Temperature Sensor ............................................................................................................................. 2-30
Heat Sink and Fan ................................................................................................................................ 2-31