Arria II Device Handbook (21 MB)
Arria II Device Handbook Volume 1: Device Interfaces and Integration (ver 4.4, Jul 2012, 11 MB)
Chapter 1. Overview for the Arria II Device Family (ver 4.4, Jul 2012, 396 KB) - Chapter 2. Logic Array Blocks in Arria II Devices (ver 2.0, Dec 2010, 739 KB)
- Chapter 3. Memory Blocks in Arria II Devices (ver 3.2, Dec 2011, 1 MB)
- Chapter 4. DSP Blocks in Arria II Devices (ver 4.0, Dec 2010, 1 MB)
- Chapter 5. Clock Networks and PLLs in Arria II Devices (ver 4.2, Jul 2012, 2 MB)
- Chapter 6. I/O Features in Arria II Devices (ver 4.2, Dec 2011, 1 MB)
- Chapter 7. External Memory Interfaces in Arria II Devices (ver 4.1, Jun 2011, 1 MB)
- Chapter 8. High-Speed Differential I/O Interfaces and DPA in Arria II Devices (ver 4.3, Jul 2012, 1 MB)
- Chapter 9. Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Arria II Devices (ver 4.3, Jul 2012, 1 MB)
- Chapter 10. SEU Mitigation in Arria II Devices (ver 4.2, Jul 2012, 208 KB)
- Chapter 11. JTAG Boundary-Scan Testing in Arria II Devices (ver 4.0, Dec 2010, 252 KB)
- Chapter 12. Power Management for Arria II Devices (ver 3.1, Jun 2011, 136 KB)
Section I. Device Core for Arria II Devices
Section II. I/O Interfaces for Arria II Devices
Section III. System Integration for Arria II Devices
Arria II Device Handbook Volume 2: Transceivers (ver 3.3, Jul 2012, 9 MB)
- Chapter 1. Transceiver Architecture in Arria II Devices (ver 4.3, Jul 2012, 5 MB)
- Chapter 2. Transceiver Clocking in Arria II Devices (ver 3.1, Jun 2011, 3 MB)
- Chapter 3. Configuring Multiple Protocols and Data Rates in Arria II Devices (ver 3.0, Dec 2010, 430 KB)
- Chapter 4. Reset Control and Power Down in Arria II Devices (ver 3.1, Jun 2011, 914 KB)
Section I. Transceiver Architecture for Arria II Devices
Arria II Device Handbook Volume 3: Device Datasheet and Addendum (ver 4.3, Jul 2012, 1 MB)
- Chapter 1. Device Datasheet for Arria II Devices (ver 4.3, Jul 2012, 789 KB)
- Chapter 2. Addendum for the Arria II Device Handbook (ver 2.0, Dec 2010, 116 KB)
Section I. Device Datasheet and Addendum for Arria II Devices
Related Documentation
Power and Thermal Management
- Arria II and Arria V PowerPlay Early Power Estimator (ver 12.1sp1, Apr 2013, 7 KB)
PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide (1 MB)
- Device-Specific Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool User Guide for Arria II/Stratix IV/Stratix III Device Families (ver 1.1, Dec 2012, 1 MB)
Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool for Arria II GX Devices (2 MB)
Power Deliver Network (PDN) Tool for Stratix IV Devices (2 MB)
Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool for Stratix III Devices (2 MB)
- PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide (ver 7.1, Jul 2012, 1 MB)
I/O Interfaces, Protocols and Signal Integrity
- AN 456: PCI Express High Performance Reference Design (ver 1.6, Feb 2013, 547 KB)
- Transceiver Poster (ver 1.0, Feb 2009, 191 KB)
- AN 518: SGMII Interface Implementation Using Soft-CDR Mode of Altera FPGAs (ver 2.1, Dec 2012, 745 KB)
- AN 558: Implementing Dynamic Reconfiguration in Arria II Devices (ver 3.3, Nov 2011, 3 MB)
- AN 635: Implementing SATA and SAS Protocols in Altera Devices (ver 1.1, Sep 2012, 567 KB)
- Early SSN Estimator User Guide for Altera Programmable Devices (ver 1.0, Nov 2009, 788 KB)
Arria II GX Early SSN Estimator (387 KB)
Arria II GZ Early SSN Estimator (660 KB)
- Understanding 40-nm FPGA Solutions for SATA/SAS (ver 2.0, Jul 2010, 404 KB)
DSP
- Altera Product Catalog (ver 12.1, Feb 2013, 2 MB)
- Designing military DSP applications (ver 1.0, Apr 2009, 288 KB)
- Versatile Digital QAM Modulator (ver 2.0, Dec 2010, 553 KB)
Device Configuration and Remote System Upgrades
- AN 603: Active Serial Remote System Upgrade Reference Design (ver 1.0, Apr 2010, 894 KB)
AN603 Design Files (1 MB)
Design Guidelines
- AN 563: Design Guidelines for Arria II Devices (ver 2.0, Mar 2011, 563 KB)
- AN 601: Serial Digital Interface Reference Design for Arria II GX Devices (ver 1.3, Dec 2010, 768 KB)
Design Files for AN 601 (1 MB)
- AN 603: Active Serial Remote System Upgrade Reference Design (ver 1.0, Apr 2010, 894 KB)
AN603 Design Files (1 MB)
- Arria II Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines (ver 1.7, May 2013, 308 KB)
Development Kits
- Altera Product Catalog (ver 12.1, Feb 2013, 2 MB)
- Arria II GX FPGA Development Board Reference Manual (ver 1.2, Mar 2011, 1 MB)
- Arria II GX FPGA Development Board, 6G Edition Reference Manual (ver 1.0, Jul 2010, 1 MB)
- Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit User Guide (ver 1.1, Mar 2011, 2 MB)
- Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit, 6G Edition User Guide (ver 1.0, Jul 2010, 2 MB)
- Video and Image Processing Solutions (ver 1.0, Apr 2011, 319 KB)
End Applications
- Designing Basestation Channel Cards with FPGAs (ver 4.1, Mar 2012, 131 KB)
- Designing military DSP applications (ver 1.0, Apr 2009, 288 KB)
- Designing Remote Radio Head Applications with FPGAs (ver 3.0, Feb 2012, 381 KB)
- Enabling Ethernet-Over-NG-SONET/SDH/PDH Solutions for MSPP Linecards (ver 1.0, Apr 2009, 102 KB)
- FPGA companion chip solutions from Altera (ver 2.0, Nov 2010, 674 KB)
- Implementing a Multirate Uncompressed Video Interface for Broadcast Applications (ver 1.1, Jul 2010, 646 KB)
- Leveraging Cost-Optimized FPGAs to Deliver OTN Mapper Solutions (ver 1.0, Oct 2009, 652 KB)
- Optical Transport Networks for 100G Implementation in FPGAs (ver 1.1, Jul 2010, 689 KB)
- Remote Radio Heads and the Evolution Towards 4G Networks (ver 1.1, Feb 2009, 718 KB)
(Radiocomp)
- Simplifying Simultaneous Multimode RRH Hardware Design (ver 1.0, Mar 2009, 1 MB)
- Traffic Management Solutions from Altera (ver 1.2, Feb 2012, 300 KB)
- Versatile Digital QAM Modulator (ver 2.0, Dec 2010, 553 KB)
- Video and image processing solutions for military applications (ver 2.0, Jun 2009, 278 KB)
- Wireless End Market Solutions (ver 4.1, Jul 2010, 144 KB)
General Device Documentation
- AN 425: Using the Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming (ver 5.0, Dec 2010, 1,004 KB)
- Innovating With a Full Spectrum of 40-nm FPGAs and ASICs With Transceivers (ver 1.4, Jul 2010, 663 KB)
- Leveraging the 40-nm Process Node to Deliver the World's Most Advanced Custom Logic Devices (ver 1.1, Feb 2009, 377 KB)
