Configuration Devices Overview
Altera® configuration devices provide suitable solutions for all of its FPGAs, including Stratix® and Cyclone® series FPGAs, APEX™ II, APEX 20K, APEX 20KE, APEX 20KC, Excalibur™, and Mercury™ device families. Enhanced configuration devices, listed in Table 1, provide up to 30 Mbits (with compression) of configuration memory and provide a single device solution for high-density FPGAs. Standard configuration devices, shown in Table 2 , offer an easy solution for the lower-density FPGAs.
For customers that are using Stratix II or Cyclone series FPGAs on their board, serial configuration devices, as detailed in the serial configuration device overview page, are the ideal solution for addressing high-volume, price-sensitive applications.
| Table 1. Enhanced Configuration Devices |
| Configuration Device |
Package Offerings |
Description |
Devices Configured |
| EPC16 |
88-pin Ultra FineLine BGA®100-pin PQFP (1) |
16-Mbit device with 3.3-V operation |
Stratix II
Stratix II GX
Stratix
Stratix GX
Cyclone
Mercury
Excalibur
APEX II
APEX 20K
FLEX 10K®
ACEX |
Up to EP2S60
Up to EP2S60GX
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All
All |
| EPC8 |
100-pin PQFP |
8-Mbit device with 3.3-V operation |
Stratix II
Stratix II GX
Stratix
Stratix GX
Cyclone
Mercury
Excalibur
APEX II
APEX 20K
FLEX 10K
ACEX |
Up to EP2S30
Up to EP2S30GX
Up to EP1S40
All
All
All
Up to EP2A40
All
All
All
All |
| EPC4 |
100-pin PQFP |
4-Mbit device with 3.3-V operation |
Stratix II
Stratix
Stratix GX
Cyclone
Mercury
Excalibur
APEX II
APEX 20K
FLEX 10K
ACEX |
Up to EP2S15
Up to EP1S20
Up to EP1SGX10
All
Up to EPXA4
Up to EP2A25
Up to EP20K600C
All
All
All |
| Table 2. Standard Configuration Devices |
| Configuration Device |
Package Offerings |
Description |
Devices Configured |
| EPC2 |
20-pin PLCC (2)
32-pin TQFP (3) |
1.6-Mbit device with 5.0-V or 3.3-V operation |
Stratix II
Stratix II GX
Stratix
Stratix GX
Cyclone (4)
Mercury
Excalibur
APEX II
APEX 20K
FLEX 10K
ACEX |
| EPC1 |
8-pin PDIP (5)
20-pin PLCC |
1-Mbit device with 5.0-V or 3.3-V operation |
Cyclone (6) APEX 20K
FLEX 10K
FLEX 8000
FLEX 6000
ACEX |
| EPC1441 |
8-pin PDIP
20-pin PLCC
32-pin TQFP |
430-Kbit device with 5.0-V or 3.3-V operation |
FLEX 10K
FLEX 8000
FLEX 6000
ACEX |
| EPC1213 |
8-pin PDIP
20-pin PLCC |
208-Kbit device with 5.0-V operation |
FLEX 8000 |
| EPC1064 |
8-pin PDIP
20-pin PLCC
32-pin TQFP |
64-Kbit device with 5.0-V operation |
FLEX 8000 |
| EPC1064V |
8-pin PDIP
20-pin PLCC
32-pin TQFP |
64-Kbit device with 3.3-V operation |
FLEX 8000 |
Notes:
- PQFP: plastic quad flat pack
- PLCC: plastic J-lead chip carrier
- TQFP: thin quad flat pack
- EP1C20 requires multiple EPC2 devices
- PDIP: plastic dual in-line package
- EP1C20 & EP1C12 require multiple EPC1 devices
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