Use Altera® design utilities to make designing with Cyclone® devices even easier. See Table 1 for a list of design utilities and their descriptions.
Designers needing lower costs, more density, and functionality for high-volume applications can take advantage of Cyclone II FPGAs, the second-generation device family in this series.
| Table 1. Cyclone FPGA Design Utilities | |
| Design Utility | Description |
|---|---|
| Device Family Overview | Find the right Cyclone device for your design requirements. |
| Serial Configuration Devices | Learn about Altera's new low-cost serial configuration devices, which provide fast configuration solutions for Cyclone devices. |
| Quartus® II Design Software | The Quartus II design software, available through the Altera Design Software Subscription Program, supports all Cyclone devices. |
| DSP Builder | Design with Altera's DSP Builder, a digital signal processing (DSP) development tool that interfaces with the MathWorks' industry-leading Simulink system-level DSP tool and Altera's industry-leading Quartus II design software. |
| Memory Solution Center | Learn about embedded memory in Altera devices as well as dedicated interfaces to high-speed external memory devices. |
| DSP Solution Center | Discover the DSP solutions available from Altera. |
| I/O Standards & Interfaces Solution Center | Explore I/O standards and interfaces supported in Altera devices. |
| Board Design Guidelines Solution Center | Find out board design and manufacturing guidelines as well as board design resources. |
| Cyclone Questions & Answers | Get answers to common questions about Cyclone devices. |
| Cyclone Product Backgrounder (PDF) | Read more about the Cyclone device family features. |
| BSDL Files | Download boundary scan description language (BSDL) files for Cyclone devices. |
| Pin-Out Files | Download Cyclone pin-out files listing device pin-out descriptions. |
| PowerPlay Early Power Estimator | Calculate the estimated power consumption for Cyclone devices based on typical conditions. |
| IBIS Models | Download I/O buffer information specification (IBIS) models for Cyclone devices. |
