Development
Tools
ACEX 1K
Programmable Logic Device Family
May 2003, ver. 3.4 Data Sheet
Programmable logic devices (PLDs), providing low cost
Features...
system-on-a-programmable-chip (SOPC) integration in a single
device
Enhanced embedded array for implementing megafunctions
such as efficient memory and specialized logic functions
Dual-port capability with up to 16-bit width per embedded array
block (EAB)
Logic array for general logic functions
High density
10,000 to 100,000 typical gates (see Table 1)
Up to 49,152 RAM bits (4,096 bits per EAB, all of which can be
used without reducing logic capacity)
Cost-efficient programmable architecture for high-volume
13
applications
Cost-optimized process
Low cost solution for high-performance communications
applications
System-level features
TM
MultiVolt I/O pins can drive or be driven by 2.5-V, 3.3-V, or
5.0-V devices
Low power consumption
Bidirectional I/O performance (setup time [t ] and clock-to-
SU
output delay [t ]) up to 250 MHz
CO
Fully compliant with the peripheral component interconnect
Special Interest Group (PCI SIG) PCI Local Bus Specification,
Revision 2.2 for 3.3-V operation at 33 MHz or 66 MHz
Extended temperature range
TM
Table 1. ACEX 1K Device Features
Feature EP1K10 EP1K30 EP1K50 EP1K100
Typical gates 10,000 30,000 50,000 100,000
Maximum system gates 56,000 119,000 199,000 257,000
Logic elements (LEs) 576 1,728 2,880 4,992
EABs 3 6 10 12
Total RAM bits 12,288 24,576 40,960 49,152
Maximum user I/O pins 136 171 249 333
Altera Corporation 1
DS-ACEX-3.4ACEX 1K Programmable Logic Device Family Data Sheet
-1 speed grade devices are compliant with PCI Local Bus
...and More
Specification, Revision 2.2 for 5.0-V operation
Features
Built-in Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) boundary-scan test
(BST) circuitry compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.1-1990, available
without consuming additional device logic.
Operate with a 2.5-V internal supply voltage
In-circuit reconfigurability (ICR) via external configuration
devices, intelligent controller, or JTAG port
TM TM
ClockLock and ClockBoost options for reduced clock delay,
clock skew, and clock multiplication
Built-in, low-skew clock distribution trees
100% functional testing of all devices; test vectors or scan chains
are not required
Pull-up on I/O pins before and during configuration
Flexible interconnect
FastTrack Interconnect continuous routing structure for fast,
predictable interconnect delays
Dedicated carry chain that implements arithmetic functions such
as fast adders, counters, and comparators (automatically used by
software tools and megafunctions)
Dedicated cascade chain that implements high-speed,
high-fan-in logic functions (automatically used by software tools
and megafunctions)
Tri-state emulation that implements internal tri-state buses
Up to six global clock signals and four global clear signals
Powerful I/O pins
Individual tri-state output enable control for each pin
Open-drain option on each I/O pin
Programmable output slew-rate control to reduce switching
noise
Clamp to V user-selectable on a pin-by-pin basis
CCIO
Supports hot-socketing
2 Altera Corporation