Search Download Center Devices Design Tools & Services End Markets Technology Training Support Documentation About Buy Product Selector C ompare Development Boards Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit Development Boards All Development Kits All Daughter C ards Hom e > Products > Developm ent Kits/Cables > Cyclone II FPGA Starter Developm ent Kit Boards By Device Stratix Arria C yclone MAX Boards By Technology ASIC Prototyping DSP Embedded Processors Transceivers General Purpose OpenC L from Altera Ordering Information Development Kit C ontents Available Documentation, Errata, and Training Lab Related Links The low-cost C yclone (R) II FPGA Starter Development Kit is ideal for evaluating Altera's high-performance, low-power, 90-nm technology. By using this RoHS-compliant starter development kit, you will see 60 percent (on average) higher performance and 50 percent (on average) lower power than competing 90-nm, low-cost FPGAs. Several reference designs and demonstrations included in the kit make for a quick, "out-of-the-box" evaluation experience. The C yclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit includes the following: Altera's easy-to-use Quartus (R) II design software (Web Edition) Nios (R) II Embedded Design Suite (EDS) C omplete documentation C ables and power supply Board Partners List of Board Partners Programming Hardware Download C ables Programming Adapters myAltera Account Ordering Information Table 1. Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit Ordering Code and Pricing Information Ordering Code Price Ordering Information DK-CYCII-2C20N Development Kit Contents The C yclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit is RoHS-compliant and features: C yclone II Starter Development Board C yclone II EP2C 20F484C 7N device C onfiguration USB-Blaster TM download cable (embedded) EPC S4 serial configuration device Memory 8-Mb SDRAM 512-Kb SRAM 4-Mb flash C locking SMA connector (external clock input) Audio 24-bit coder/decoder (C ODEC ) Switches and indicators Ten switches and four push buttons Four 7-segment displays Ten red and eight green LEDs C onnectors VGA, RS-232, and PS/2 ports Two 40-pin expansion ports SD/MMC socket C ables/power Power from USB cable or external power supply (recommended when using the kit with accessory daughtercards, U.S.-style adapter provided) C yclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit C D-ROM Reference designs and demonstrations targeted for the C yclone II FPGA Starter Development Board User manual Reference guide Quartus II Web Edition C D-ROM Nios II EDS C D-ROM Nios II evaluation license included Figure 1. Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Board Available Documentation Table 2. Document Available for the Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit Document File Format User Guide Reference Manual Development Board Schematic Language Adobe PDF English Adobe PDF Japanese Adobe PDF Simplified C hinese Adobe PDF English Adobe PDF Japanese Adobe PDF English Table 3. Errata for the Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit Document File Format CII_Starter_NIOS.v Adobe PDF Language Comments English Note 1 Note: 1. Problem: Nios design example included with the kit does not compile or you receive a compilation error message. Reason: File was not included on C D shipped with kit. Resolution: Download this file and place into the following directory structure: altera\kits\CII_Starter_Kitv1.0.0\Examples\CII_Starter_demonstrations\CII_Starter_NIOS Table 4. Embedded System Lab for the Cyclone II FPGA Starter Development Kit Document Instruction Manual File Format Language Adobe PDF English Comments Note 1 Design Files Quartus II design files English Note 2 Notes: 1. Learn how to develop embedded systems for FPGAs. Does not require purchase of development kit. 2. Requires installation of Quartus II software and Nios II EDS v8.1 or later (free download). Related links Other C yclone II-based Development Kits C yclone II Low-C ost FPGA Literature DSP in C yclone II FPGAs C yclone III-based Development Kits Rate This Page Please give us feedback Devices | Design Tools & Services | End Mark ets | Technology | Training | Support | About | Buy Jobs | Investor Relations | Contact Us | Site Map | Privacy | Legal Notice Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Altera Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Altera Forum Altera Email Wiki Updates Follow Us