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DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition

from Altera Corporation

The DSP Development Kit, Stratix® II Professional Edition is RoHS compliant and delivers a complete digital signal processing (DSP) development environment. The kit facilitates the entire design process from design conception through hardware implementation. The DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition includes the Stratix II EP2S180 DSP development board, DSP Builder development tool, Quartus® II development software, MATLAB/Simulink evaluation software, evaluation intellectual property (IP) cores, system reference designs and labs, as well as power supplies, cables, and documentation.

Ordering Information

Table 1 provides the ordering code and pricing information for the DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition.

Table 1. DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition Ordering Code and Pricing Information
Ordering Code Price Ordering Information
DK-DSP-2S180N $5,995 In North America, call 1-888-800-0631.
For international sales, contact your local distributor.
DC-VIDEO-TVP5146 $195 In North America, call 1-888-800-0631.
For international sales, contact your local distributor.

Development Kit Contents

The DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition features:

  • Stratix II EP2S180 DSP development board (see Figure 1) 
    • Stratix II EP2S180F1020C3 device
  • Analog I/O
    • Two-channel, 12-bit, 125-million samples per second (MSPS) analog-to-digital (A/D)
    • Two-channel, 14-bit, 165-MSPS digital-to-analog (D/A)
    • VGA digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
    • Stereo audio coder/decoder (CODEC), 96 KHz
  • Digital I/O
    • Connector for the Texas Instruments (TI) Evaluation Module (TI-EVM)
    • Two 40-pin connectors for Analog Devices' A/D converter evaluation boards
    • Mictor connector for Agilent and Tektronix logic analyzers
    • RS-232 serial port
    • 10/100 Ethernet physical layer/media access control (PHY/MAC) and RJ-45 jack
  • Memory
    • 32-Mbyte SDR SDRAM
    • 16-Mbyte flash
    • 1-Mbyte SRAM
    • 16-Mbyte compact flash
  • Power regulators
    • LTC1778EGN: wide operating range, no RSENSE step-down controller
    • LTC1326CS8: micropower precision triple supply monitor
    • LT1085CM: 7.5-A, 5-A, 3-A low dropout positive adjustable regulators
  • The MathWorks' MATLAB/Simulink evaluation software
  • DSP Builder development tool
  • Quartus II Design Kit Edition (DKE)
  • Evaluation IP cores
  • System reference designs and labs
    • DSP Builder filtering design
    • DSP Builder/SOPC Builder image processing reference design
    • Fast Fourier transform (FFT) coprocessor reference design for TI's TMS320C6416 DSK
    • Nios® II reference designs
  • Cables and accessories
    • USB-BlasterTM download cable
    • Serial cable (RS-232)
    • Power supply
    • International power cords

Video input daughtercard features:

  • Two composite video input channels using the TI TVP5146 ADC
  • Support for NTSC/PAL
  • 10-bit BT.656 Output
  • Compatibility with expansion connector, standard on most Altera® development kits
  • Included with Video Development Kit, Cyclone® II Edition

Figure 1. Stratix II EP2S180 DSP Development Board

Figure 1. Stratix II EP2S180 DSP Development Board

Available Documentation

Table 2 lists the available documentation for the DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition.

Table 2. Documents Available for the DSP Development Kit, Stratix II Professional Edition
Document Comments
Stratix II EP2S180 DSP Development Board Reference Manual PDF
Stratix II EP2S180 DSP Development Board User Guide PDF
StratixII EP2S180 DSP Development Board Schematic ZIP
Stratix II EP2S180 DSP Development Board Gerber Files ZIP

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