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15 years ago

RapidIO IP in Cyclone III EP3C120F780 FPGA ???

Can any one you tell me does the RapidIO from Altera is supported by the Cyclone III FPGA Development Kit containing Cyclone III EP3C120F780 FPGA This question arise because in the RapidIO Me...
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15 years ago

It seems that this kit only uses the GX transceivers for the PCI express interface and maybe the gigabit Ethernet. There doesn't seem to be any other plug on the board directly connected to a transceiver.

You'll either need an HSMC board with a serdes, another development kit, or do your tests on the PCI express link with the PC instead of RapidIO.