Specifications

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MAX II CPLD
Cyclone III 3C120 Development Board Reference Manual © March 2009 Altera Corporation
MAX II CPLD
The board utilizes an Altera MAX II CPLD for the following purposes:
■ Power-up configuration of the FPGA from flash memory
■ Embedded USB-Blaster core for USB-based configuration of the FPGA
■ Power consumption monitoring and display
There are two USB MAC/PHY devices— FTDI and Cypress USB PHY devices— on
the board. They are muxed through the MAX II CPLD. Only one can operate at any
time. The FTDI device is the default device and it supports the embedded blaster
functionality. The Cypress USB PHY is held in reset and is reserved for future use.
Each device has a shared path between the USB device and the MAX II CPLD. The
individual paths then drive to the FPGA separately. Figure 2–3 illustrates the MAX II
device’s block diagram.
Figure 2–2. Cyclone III Device I/O Bank Resources
B8 B7
72 I/O 72 I/O
73 I/O 71 I/O
B3
B4
58 I/O
B6
B5
B1
B2
63 I/O
58 I/O
65 I/O