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 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
- 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
