EP3C55F484I7 Altera, EP3C55F484I7 Datasheet - Page 10

• Manufacturer Part Number: EP3C55F484I7
• Description: IC CYCLONE III FPGA 55K 484 FBGA
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Series: Cyclone® IIIr

Specifications of EP3C55F484I7

• Number Of Logic Elements/cells: 55856
• Number Of Labs/clbs: 3491
• Total Ram Bits: 2396160
• Number Of I /o: 327
• Voltage - Supply: 1.15 V ~ 1.25 V
• Mounting Type: Surface Mount
• Operating Temperature: -40°C ~ 100°C
• Package / Case: 484-FBGA
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Number Of Gates: -

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Download Cables
The Quartus II programmer supports configuring Cyclone III devices directly using
PS or JTAG interfaces via Altera programming download cables. You can download
design changes directly to the device with the Altera download cables, making
prototyping easy and enabling you to make multiple design iterations in quick
succession. You can use the same download cable to program configuration devices
on the board and use JTAG debugging tools such as the SignalTap
For more information about how to use Altera’s current download cables, refer to the
following documents:
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Serial Flash Loader
When you use an AS configuration scheme, the conventional method to program an
EPCS device is via the active serial (AS) programming interface. However, with the
serial flash loader (SFL), you can program the EPCS device in-system via the JTAG
interface. The SFL solution reduces the effort to have a separate programming
interface for the Cyclone III and EPCS device because you are able to configure the
Cyclone III and EPCS device using the same JTAG interface.
The SFL for the Cyclone III device is available with the Quartus II software, version
7.1 and higher. SFL Megafunction is available with the Quartus II software, version
6.0 and higher.
For more information about the SFL, refer to
the Quartus II Software.
MAX II Parallel Flash Loader
If your system already contains the common flash interface (CFI) flash memory, you
can use it for the Cyclone III device configuration storage as well. The parallel flash
loader (PFL) feature with MAX II devices allows you to program the CFI flash
memory devices through the JTAG interface. It also provides the logic to control the
configuration from the flash memory device to the Cyclone III device and supports
compression to reduce the size of your configuration data. Both the PS and FPP
configuration modes are supported using this PFL feature. If you choose this
configuration method, you should check the list of supported flash devices early in
your system design cycle and plan accordingly.
For more information about the MAX II PFL, refer to
Loader with the Quartus II Software.
USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide
ByteBlaster II Download Cable User Guide
EthernetBlaster Download Cable User Guide
AN 370: Using the Serial Flash Loader with
AN 386: Using the Parallel Flash
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II Logic Analyzer.
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