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April 2012 Cyclone III FPGA Starter Board Reference Manual
Board Components and Interfaces
HSMC Expansion Connector
The board provides one HSMC connector. The HSMC connector is a
modified version of standard high-speed Samtec connectors. To provide
better signal integrity between the host boards and daughtercards when
using high-speed transceivers, the standard high-speed Samtec connector
is modified by removing every third pin in bank -1.
1 CMOS utilization of the HSMC pins is assumed and no options
for supporting other differential signaling is provided with the
board. The eight clock-data-recovery high-speed transceiver
channels are not connected.
Table 2–6 lists the ordering codes and shows the relationship between the
standard Samtec Q-series connectors and the modified parts’ ordering
codes.
The board provides both 12 V unregulated and 3.3 V regulated power
supply to the HSMC connector for any installed daughtercards.
f For more information about the HSMC, refer to the High Speed Mezzanine
Card (HSMC) Specification.
Table 2–7 lists the guaranteed minimum on-board power supply levels.
Designated pins on the HSMC connector deliver the power rails.
Table 2–6. Altera-Specific & Standard Samtec Part Numbers
Altera-Specific Samtec
Part Number
Standard Samtec Part
Number
Daughtercards ASP-122952-01 QTH-090-01-L-D-A
Host boards ASP-122953-01 QTH-090-01-L-D-A
Table 2–7. HSMC Power Requirements
Voltage Current Rating Maximum Power
12 V 1.0 A 12.0 W
3.3 V 2.0 A 6.6 W
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