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Terasic Technologies Cyclone V GX Starter Kit

Terasic Cyclone V GX Starter Kit presents a robust hardware design platform built around the Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA. It is optimized for the lowest cost and power requirement for transceiver applications with industry-leading programmable logic for ultimate design flexibility. The Cyclone V FPGAs provide the power, cost, and performance levels needed for high-volume applications. These applications include protocol bridging, motor control drives, broadcast video converter, and capture cards, and handheld devices.

The Cyclone V Starter Kit development board includes hardware such as Arduino Header, on-board USB Blaster, audio and video capabilities. In addition, an onboard HSMC connector with high-speed transceivers allows for an even greater array of hardware setups. By leveraging all of these capabilities, the Terasic Cyclone V Starter Kit is the perfect solution for showcasing, evaluating, and prototyping the true potential of the Altera Cyclone V GX FPGA.

Features

  • Cyclone V GX 5CGXFC5C6F27C7N Device
  • 77K Programmable Logic Elements
  • 4884 Kbits embedded memory
  • Six Fractional PLLs
  • Two Hard Memory Controllers
  • Six 3.125G Transceivers
  • Quad Serial Configuration device – EPCQ256 on FPGA
  • On-Board USB Blaster (Normal Type-B USB connector)
  • JTAG and AS mode configuration supported
  • 4Gb LPDDR2 x32 bits data bus
  • 4Mb SRAM x16 bits data bus
  • UART to USB
  • HSMC x 1, including 4-lanes 3.125G transceiver
  • 2x20 GPIO Header
  • Arduino header, including analog pins
  • SMA x 4 (DNI), one-lane 3.125G transceiver
  • HDMI TX, compatible with DVI v1.0 and HDCP v1.4
  • 24-bit CODEC, Line-in, line-out, and microphone-in jacks
  • 18 LEDs
  • 10 Slide Switches
  • 4 Debounced Push Buttons
  • 1 CPU reset Push Buttons
  • Four 7-Segments
  • Provides SPI and 4-bit SD mode for SD Card access
  • 12V DC input

Applications

  • Protocol bridging
  • Motor control drives
  • Broadcast video converter and capture cards
  • Handheld devices

Kit Contents

  • The Cyclone V GX Starter board
  • Quick Start Guide
  • 12V DC Power Supply
  • Type A Male to Type B Male USB Cable

Board Overview (Front)

Location Circuit - Terasic Technologies Cyclone V GX Starter Kit

Board Overview (Back)

Location Circuit - Terasic Technologies Cyclone V GX Starter Kit

Videos

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Terasic Technologies Cyclone V GX Starter Kit

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Published: 2014-01-14 | Updated: 2023-04-07