Documentation: Stratix GX Device Handbook

The Stratix^® GX Device Handbook is composed of three volumes. Volume 1 is the Stratix GX FPGA family data sheet. Volume 2 provides detailed information on the device features, including the transceiver. Volume 3 contains information on configuration, remote system upgrades, and Stratix GX board design guidelines. To view all three volumes, click the link below.

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Stratix GX Device Handbook (All Three Volumes) (21 MB)

Volume 1 (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 3 MB)

Section I. Stratix GX Device Family Data Sheet

• Chapter 1. Introduction to the Stratix GX Device Data Sheet (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 495 KB)
• Chapter 2. Stratix GX Transceivers (ver 1.1, Jun 2006, 349 KB)
• Chapter 3. Source-Synchronous Signaling with DPA (ver 1.1, Aug 2005, 216 KB)
• Chapter 4. Stratix GX Architecture (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 1 MB)
• Chapter 5. Configuration & Testing (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 499 KB)
• Chapter 6. DC & Switching Characteristics (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 1 MB)
• Chapter 7. Reference & Ordering Information (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 433 KB)

Volume 2 (ver 2.0, Jun 2006, 10 MB)

Section I. Stratix GX Transceiver User Guide

• Chapter 1. Introduction (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 116 KB)
• Chapter 2. Stratix GX Analog Description (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 553 KB)
• Chapter 3. Custom Mode (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 950 KB)
• Chapter 4. SONET Mode (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 800 KB)
• Chapter 5. XAUI Mode (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 917 KB)
• Chapter 6. GIGE Mode (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 787 KB)
• Chapter 7. Loopback Modes (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 67 KB)
• Chapter 8. Stratix GX Built-In Self Test (BIST) (ver 1.1, Aug 2005, 2 MB)
• Chapter 9. Reset Control & Power Down (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 662 KB)
• Chapter 10. Data & Control Codes (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 486 KB)
• Chapter 11. Ports & Parameters (ver 1.1, Jun 2006, 137 KB)
• Chapter 12. REFCLKB Pin Constraints (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 562 KB)

Section II. Clock Management

• Chapter 13. General-Purpose PLLs in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.2, Jul 2005, 1 MB)

Section III. Memory

• Chapter 14. TriMatrix Embedded Memory Blocks in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.3, Jul 2005, 297 KB)
• Chapter 15. External Memory Interfaces in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.3, Jun 2006, 275 KB)

Section IV. I/O Standards

• Chapter 16. Selectable I/O Standards in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.4, Jun 2006, 446 KB)
• Chapter 17. High-Speed Source-Synchronous Differential I/O Interfaces in Stratix GX Devices (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 487 KB)

Section V. Digital Signal Processing

• Chapter 18. DSP Blocks in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 2.2, Jul 2005, 255 KB)
• Chapter 19. Implementing High-Performance DSP Functions (ver 1.1, Sep 2004, 1 MB)

Volume 3 (ver 1.2, Jun 2006, 5 MB)

Section I. Configuration & Remote System Upgrades

• Chapter 1. Configuring Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.2, Jul 2005, 546 KB)
• Chapter 2. Remote System Configuration with Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.1, Sep 2004, 995 KB)

Section II. Design Guidelines

• Chapter 3. Transitioning APEX Designs to Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.0, Feb 2005, 280 KB)
• Chapter 4. Stratix GX Board Design Guidelines (ver 1.0, Feb 2005, 2 MB)
• Chapter 5. Quartus II Software Fitter Warnings (ver 1.0, Mar 2005, 137 KB)

Related Documentation

 Data Sheets

• Stratix GX FPGA Family Data Sheet (ver 2.2, Dec 2004, 2 MB)
• Stratix GX Development Board Data Sheet (ver 1.1, Aug 2003, 544 KB)

User Guides

• Double Data Rate I/O Megafunction User Guide (ALTDDIO_IN, ALTDDIO_OUT, and ALTDDIO_BIDIR) (ver 6.1, Jan 2013, 694 KB)
altddio_DesignExample_ex1.zip ( 112 KB)
altddio_DesignExample_ex2.zip ( 140 KB)
altddio_ex1_msim.zip ( 18 KB)
altddio_ex2_msim.zip ( 17 KB)
• EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable User Guide (ver 1.0, Aug 2010, 2 MB)
• PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide for Stratix, Stratix GX & Cyclone FPGAs (ver 2.0, Oct 2005, 649 KB)
• Stratix GX Transceiver User Guide (ver 3.0, Jan 2005, 8 MB)
• High-Speed Development Kit, Stratix GX Edition User Guide (ver 1.0, Aug 2003, 6 MB)

Manuals

• Stratix II GX PCI Express Development Board Reference Manual (ver 1.0.1, Apr 2007, 2 MB)

Application Notes

• AN 326: Interfacing QDRII+ & QDRII with Stratix II, Stratix II GX, Stratix, & Stratix GX Devices (ver 5.1, May 2008, 2 MB)
• AN 425: Using the Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming (ver 5.0, Dec 2010, 1,004 KB)
• AN 553: Debugging Transceivers (ver 1.1, Dec 2009, 1 MB)
AN 553: Design Files ( 874 KB)
• AN 224: High-Speed Board Layout Guidelines (ver 1.2, Aug 2009, 494 KB)
• AN 311: ASIC-to-FPGA Design Methodology and Guidelines (ver 3.1, Apr 2009, 286 KB)
• AN 357: Error Detection & Recovery Using CRC in Altera FPGA Devices (ver 1.4, Jul 2008, 371 KB)
• AN 282: Implementing PLL Reconfiguration in Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 2.0, Dec 2005, 511 KB)
Example 1: Shift Register in LEs ( 340 KB)
Example 2: altpll_reconfig Design with the MIF ( 192 KB)
Example 3: altpll_reconfig Design ( 192 KB)
• AN 342: Interfacing DDR SDRAM with Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 2.0, Dec 2005, 428 KB)
• AN 325: Interfacing RLDRAM II with Stratix II, Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.1, Nov 2005, 2 MB)
• AN 385: Using Stratix GX Transceivers for PCI Express (ver 1.0, Jun 2005, 4 MB)
• AN 306: Implementing Multipliers in FPGA Devices (ver 3.0, Jul 2004, 733 KB)
• AN 349: QDR SRAM Controller Reference Design for Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 1.0, May 2004, 280 KB)
• AN 236: Using Source-Synchronous Signaling with DPA in Stratix GX Devices (ver 1.1, Jan 2003, 177 KB)

White Papers

• Versatile Digital QAM Modulator (ver 2.0, Dec 2010, 553 KB)
• Basic Principles of Signal Integrity (ver 1.3, Dec 2007, 548 KB)
• Hot-Socketing & Power-Sequencing Feature & Testing for Altera Devices (ver 1.1, May 2006, 319 KB)
• Compromises of Using a 10-Gbps Transceiver at Other Data Rates (ver 1.0, Jul 2005, 100 KB)
• Input Signal Edge Rate Guidance (ver 1.0, Jun 2005, 63 KB)
• Using Parity to Detect Memory Errors in Stratix Devices (ver 1.2, Feb 2005, 97 KB)
• Transient Voltage Protection for Stratix GX Devices (ver 1.0, Jan 2005, 283 KB)
• Stratix vs. Virtex-II Pro FPGA Performance Analysis (ver 1.1, Nov 2004, 146 KB)
• The Benefits of Altera’s High-Speed DDR SDRAM Memory Interface Solution (ver 1.1, May 2004, 358 KB)
• Using Stratix GX Devices for SONET/SDH Backplanes (ver 1.1, May 2004, 193 KB)
• Improving Pin-to-Pin Timing in Stratix & Stratix GX (ver 1.0, Apr 2004, 170 KB)
• Implementing a Queue Manager in Traffic Management Systems (ver 1.1, Feb 2004, 125 KB)
• The Need for Dynamic Phase Alignment in High-Speed FPGAs (ver 1.1, Feb 2004, 71 KB)
• Altera Hot-Socketing & Power-Sequencing Advantages (ver 1.2, Feb 2004, 79 KB)
• Selecting the Correct High Speed Transceiver Solution (ver 1.0, Sep 2003, 2 MB)
• Using Pre-Emphasis and Equalization with Stratix GX (ver 1.0, Sep 2003, 2 MB)
• Traffic Management in Stratix GX Devices (ver 1.0, Dec 2002, 69 KB)
• Stratix GX in Storage Applications (ver 1.0, Nov 2002, 80 KB)
• Stratix GX in Switch Fabric Systems (ver 1.0, Nov 2002, 222 KB)
• The Evolution of High Speed Transceiver Technology (ver 1.0, Nov 2002, 438 KB)

Errata Sheets

• Stratix GX FPGA Errata Sheet (ver 1.8, Dec 2010, 480 KB)

Device Pin-Out Files

• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 16 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 16 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 20 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 29 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 27 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 27 KB)
• Pin-Outs (TXT) (Mar 2007, 27 KB)

Process Change Notifications

• PCN 0902 Rev 1.1.0 Additional Assembly Source and Bill of Material Change for Altera Flip Chip Products (Feb 2010, 620 KB)