Selectable I/O Standards in Stratix II and Stratix II GX Devices
HyperTransport Technology
The HyperTransport standard is formulated by the HyperTransport
Consortium.
The HyperTransport I/O standard is a differential high-speed,
high-performance I/O interface standard requiring a 2.5- or 3.3-V VCCIO
This standard is used in applications such as high-performance
networking, telecommunications, embedded systems, consumer
electronics, and Internet connectivity devices. The HyperTransport I/O
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standard is a point-to-point standard in which each HyperTransport bus
consists of two point-to-point unidirectional links. Each link is 2 to 32 bits.
The HyperTransport standard does not require an input reference
voltage. However, it does require a 100- termination resistor between
the two signals at the input buffer. Figure 4–20 shows HyperTransport
termination. Stratix II and Stratix II GX devices include an optional 100-
differential HyperTransport termination resistor in the device using
on-chip differential termination.
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Stratix II and Stratix II GX devices support both input and
output levels operation.
Figure 4–20. HyperTransport Termination
Output Buffer
Input Buffer
Z = 50 Ω
100 Ω
Z = 50 Ω
The increasing demand for higher-performance data processing systems
often requires memory-intensive applications. Stratix II and Stratix II GX
devices can interface with many types of external memory.
Stratix II and
Stratix II GX
External
Memory
Interface
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Refer to the External Memory Interfaces in Stratix II & Stratix II GX Devices
chapter in volume 2 of the Stratix II Device Handbook or the External
Memory Interfaces in Stratix II & Stratix II GX Devices chapter in volume 2
of the Stratix II GX Device Handbook for more information on the external
memory interface support in Stratix II or Stratix II GX devices.
Altera Corporation
January 2008
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Stratix II Device Handbook, Volume 2
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