User guide

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Index
INTRODUCTION TO MACNICA GROUP ........................................................................ 5
About Macnica Group................................................................................................................................ 5
Group Structure and Subsidiaries ........................................................................................................... 6
ALTERA
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APPLICATION SOLUTIONS GUIDE BOOK – NOVEMBER 2011 ................. 7
VIDEO SYSTEM SOLUTIONS ........................................................................................ 8
Your Video System Design Starts Here … ............................................................................................... 8
1080p Video Design Framework ............................................................................................................... 9
Video Reference Designs .........................................................................................................................10
Video Development Board Solutions ......................................................................................................13
Board Solutions from Third Party Board Partners ...........................................................................15
HIGH SPEED EXTERNAL MEMORY INTERFACE SOLUTIONS ................................. 19
DRAM Device Overview ..........................................................................................................................20
DDR SDRAM........................................................................................................................................20
DDR3 ....................................................................................................................................................20
DDR2 SDRAM .....................................................................................................................................20
DDR ......................................................................................................................................................20
RLDRAM II ..........................................................................................................................................21
RLDRAM III .........................................................................................................................................21
SDR DRAM ..........................................................................................................................................21
SRAM Device Overview ..........................................................................................................................21
QDR and QDR II SRAM Devices ........................................................................................................21
ZBT SRAM Devices..............................................................................................................................22
External Memory Interface Spec Estimator ..........................................................................................22
External Memory Interface Board Solutions .........................................................................................23
Board Solutions from Third Party Board Partners ...........................................................................24
HIGH SPEED INTERFACE SOLUTIONS ...................................................................... 25
Transceiver Portfolio ...............................................................................................................................25
Protocol Solutions ....................................................................................................................................26
Plug & Play Signal Integrity ..................................................................................................................28
High Speed Interface Board Solutions ...................................................................................................29
Board Solutions from Third Party Board Partners ...........................................................................31
EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN SOLUTION ................................................................ 33
Why Use FPGAs in Embedded Designs? ...............................................................................................33
What Do I Need to Know to Get Started? ..............................................................................................33
Step 1: Get the Design Software .........................................................................................................34
Step 2: Evaluate the Software and Develop the Application ............................................................34
Step 3: Purchase Licensing .................................................................................................................35
Nios II IP Core and Related Products ................................................................................................35
Development Tools ...................................................................................................................................35