Constellation-APEX 20KE Prototype Board
Constellation is Nova Engineering's programmable logic development system with a modular architecture in the industry-standard PC/104 form factor. It is a powerful hardware development system that delivers the flexibility and ease-of-use necessary for rapid prototype development. Constellation-APEX™ 20KE provides support for all APEX 20KE devices available in the 672-ball FineLine ball-grid array (BGA) package.
Features
The Constellation-APEX 20KE has the following features:
- Modular architecture and flexible design for rapid prototyping
- PC/104 form factor supports stand-alone or embedded operation
- Configuration via universal serial bus (USB), on-board flash memory, industry-standard architecture (ISA) bus, or Joint Test Action Group (JTAG)
- Up to 152 user input/output (I/O) pins available (plus 39 on ISA interface)
- Low cost and available for fast delivery
- Free evaluation through Arrow's Testdrive program (North America)
- Compatible with all Nova Megafunction intellectual property (IP) blocks
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Applications
The Constellation-APEX 20KE has the following applications:
- Communication development
- Digital pattern generator
- Bit error rate tester
- Vector waveform generator
- Signal processing
- Data acquisition and control
- Automatic test equipment (ATE)
- Graphics accelerators
Altera Devices Supported
The Constellation-APEX 20KE supports the following:
- Standard devices: APEX 20K200E, APEX 20K300E, APEX 20K400E, APEX 20K600E, APEX 20K1000E
- Any APEX 20KE device available in the 672-ball Fineline BGA (FBGA) package
Block Diagram
This block diagram shows the layout of the Constellation-APEX 20KE board.
Description
The Constellation prototype board can operate in a stand-alone configuration or can be easily connected to single board computers and other subsystems using the "snap together" design of the PC/104 standard. This modularity provides plug-and-play access to any PC/104-compliant device, such as high speed analog to digital and digital to analog converters, creating a base development system for communication, signal processing, data acquisition, control, automatic test equipment, and graphics accelerators.
Constellation is fully compatible with the ISA standard and can be inserted into any 16-bit ISA slot using the companion adapter card. It can be reconfigured directly from the host computer to accelerate applications or to process data directly with supercomputer performance.
| Figure 1. Constellation-APEX 20KE Prototype Board |
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Contact Information
Nova Engineering, Inc.
5 Circle Freeway Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45246-1201
Tel. 513-642-3000
Fax 513-642-3300
E-mail: info@nova-eng.com
Web site: http://www.nova-eng.com
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