DIGILAB CX II

The DIGILAB CX II is a universal FPGA prototyping and processor module based on Altera’s Stratix II device family. It has all necessary hardware to support systems featuring Altera’s NIOS II softcore CPU. The DIGILAB CX II can be used as standalone prototyping platform or as a flexible general purpose CPU module plugged onto custom interface boards.

Features:

  • Available with any Altera Stratix II device in 1020 Pin FineLine BGA package and 742 IO
    • EP2S90
    • EP2S130
    • EP2S180
  • Small outline board, stackable board
  • 356 user I/Os through
    • three 80 pin Samtec connectors (stackable)
    • two 38 pin Mictor connectors
    • one 60 pin Centerline PCB connector (stackable)
  • 8MByte (4 x 512k x 36-bit) of fast, synchronous SRAM in four completely independent memory banks
  • EPCS64 configuration memory for two or more configurations, remote update mode supported
  • 16 Mbit user SPI flash memory
  • MMC/SD card socket
  • RJ45 connector with custom interface
  • User Interface:
    • 10-bit DIP switch block
    • 4 push buttons
    • 8 LEDs
  • Joint test action group (JTAG) connector for Altera download cables
  • Clocking
    • 66 MHz crystal osciallator
    • 2 SMB clock inputs
  • Supports Stratix II security key feature and on board key programming
  • Optional cooling fan
  • RoHS compliant