EP3C5E144A7N Altera, EP3C5E144A7N Datasheet - Page 183

• Manufacturer Part Number: EP3C5E144A7N
• Description: Cyclone III
• Manufacturer: Altera

Specifications of EP3C5E144A7N

• Family Name: Cyclone III
• Number Of Logic Blocks/elements: 5136
• # I/os (max): 94
• Frequency (max): 437.5MHz
• Process Technology: 65nm
• Operating Supply Voltage (typ): 1.2V
• Logic Cells: 5136
• Ram Bits: 423936
• Operating Supply Voltage (min): 1.15V
• Operating Supply Voltage (max): 1.25V
• Operating Temp Range: -40C to 125C
• Operating Temperature Classification: Automotive
• Mounting: Surface Mount
• Pin Count: 144
• Package Type: EQFP
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Compliant

Chapter 9: Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in the Cyclone III Device Family
Configuration Features
AP Configuration (Supported Flash Memories)
Table 9–10. Supported AP Configuration Scheme for Cyclone III Devices
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You can use the Quartus II software with the APU and the appropriate configuration
device programming adapter to program serial configuration devices. All serial
configuration devices are offered in an 8- or 16-pin small outline integrated circuit
(SOIC) package.
In production environments, serial configuration devices are programmed using
multiple methods. Altera programming hardware or other third-party programming
hardware is used to program blank serial configuration devices before they are
mounted onto PCBs. Alternatively, you can use an on-board microprocessor to
program the serial configuration device in-system by porting the reference C-based
SRunner software driver provided by Altera.
A serial configuration device is programmed in-system by an external microprocessor
using the SRunner software driver. The SRunner software driver is a software driver
developed for embedded serial configuration device programming, which is easily
customized to fit in different embedded systems. The SRunner software driver is able
to read a Raw Programming Data (.rpd) file and write to the serial configuration
devices. The serial configuration device programming time using the SRunner
software driver is comparable to the programming time with the Quartus II software.
For more information about the SRunner software driver, refer to
An Embedded Solution for Serial Configuration Device Programming
at the Altera website (www.altera.com).
The AP configuration scheme is for Cyclone III devices only. In the AP configuration
scheme, Cyclone III devices are configured using commodity 16-bit parallel flash
memory. These external non-volatile configuration devices are industry standard
microprocessor flash memories. The flash memories provide a fast interface to access
the configuration data. The speed-up in configuration time is mainly due to the 16-bit
wide parallel data bus, which is used to retrieve data from the flash memory.
Some of the smaller Cyclone III devices or package options do not support the AP
configuration scheme and do not have the MSEL[3] pin.
supported AP configuration scheme for each Cyclone III device.
E144
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M164
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Q240
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F256
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Package Options
F324
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F484
Table 9–10
Cyclone III Device Handbook, Volume 1
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and the source code
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AN 418: SRunner:
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U256
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U484
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