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Agilex™ 3 FPGA C-Series Development Kit

Altera

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DK-A3Y135BM16AEA: Agilex™ 3 FPGA C-Series Development Kit

This Development Kit is a robust platform for evaluating and prototyping high-performance FPGA and SoC designs. It supports a wide range of connectivity options including PCIe 3.0 (via optional DC-A3SOCPCIE OR DC-A3PCIE card), DisplayPort 1.4, dual MIPI interfaces, and high-speed transceivers, making it ideal for applications requiring advanced data throughput and multimedia capabilities. The kit includes dual LPDDR4 memory banks, onboard USB-Blaster III, and a comprehensive Board Test System GUI for rapid validation and development.

Designed for flexibility, the kit supports both bench-top and PCIe add-in card operation. It features expansion headers for Raspberry Pi 4/5 HATs and Digilent Pmod modules, enabling integration with popular ecosystems. With its compact form factor, active cooling, and USB-PD power in...

[DISCONTINUED per PDN2513. Please see DK-A3W135BM16AEA as an alternate]

DK-A3Y135BM16AEA: Agilex™ 3 FPGA C-Series Development Kit

This Development Kit is a robust platform for evaluating and prototyping high-performance FPGA and SoC designs. It supports a wide range of connectivity options including PCIe 3.0 (via optional DC-A3SOCPCIE OR DC-A3PCIE card), DisplayPort 1.4, dual MIPI interfaces, and high-speed transceivers, making it ideal for applications requiring advanced data throughput and multimedia capabilities. The kit includes dual LPDDR4 memory banks, onboard USB-Blaster III, and a comprehensive Board Test System GUI for rapid validation and development.

Designed for flexibility, the kit supports both bench-top and PCIe add-in card operation. It features expansion headers for Raspberry Pi 4/5 HATs and Digilent Pmod modules, enabling integration with popular ecosystems. With its compact form factor, active cooling, and USB-PD power input, the Agilex 3 C-Series kit is well-suited for a wide range of embedded, edge, and compute-intensive applications. For Agilex 3 SoC FPGA evaluation, please see the DK-A3W135BM16AEA development kit, which adds HPS interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, UART, and microSD, enhancing embedded development

Key Features

  • Features Agilex™ 3 FPGA device with 135K logic elements and 12.5 Gbps transceivers
  • Includes dual 2 GB LPDDR4 memory interfaces for high-speed data access
  • Offers PCIe 3.0 x1, DisplayPort 1.4, and dual MIPI interfaces for high-bandwidth connectivity
  • Provides onboard USB-Blaster III and JTAG header for flexible programming and debugging
  • Enables expansion via Raspberry Pi 4/5 HAT and Digilent Pmod interfaces
  • Ships with preloaded factory images and Board Test System (BTS) GUI for validation
  • Supports operation as a standalone board or PCIe add-in card with optional daughter card (DC-A3SOCPCIE)
  • Includes onboard clock generator and power monitoring with status LEDs
  • Designed for 0°C–35°C environments with active heatsink and USB-PD power input
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Offering Brief

Offering Brief

Device Family Agilex™ 3 FPGA C-Series
Offering Status Production
Device OPN(s) on Board A3CY135BM16AE6S
Form Factor Tabletop; PCIe
Power 27-65W via USB-PD Type C (not included); On/Off slide power switch
Interfaces DisplayPort v1.4 Tx
DisplayPort v1.4 Rx
2X FPC MIPI
PCIe 3.0 X1 (optional)
Memory 2X independent 2GB LPDDR4 X32 at 2,133Mbps
Connectors Raspberry Pi 4/5 HAT 40-pin header; 22-pin flex cable connector for Raspberry Pi 5 M.2 daughter card or optional Altera PCIe 3.0 X1 daughter card; Digilent Pmod expansion connector; USB Type-C for PD; USB Type-C for USB Blaster III; 2X 22-pin FPC MIPI
Switches & LEDs Two user general-purpose push buttons, one can be dedicated for FPGA reset; Four general-purpose user DIP switches; Four general-purpose user I/Os connected to 0.1 mm headers; Two dedicated USER green LEDs; One tri-color (red/green/blue) for USB-Blaster III cable status LED; FPGA configuration done green LED; Ethernet Link (green) and Activity (yellow) status LEDs

Agilex™ 3 FPGA C-Series Development Kit

3 ft USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable

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