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16 years ago

THDB_ADA HSMC daughter card question

For anyone have experience with the THDB_ADA daughter card, I have 2 questions 1) Does the card provide extra general purpose I/Os from the FPGA to use? 2) Do I need an external HSMC connection ...
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16 years ago

Hi,

I have limited experience of this card having been trying for the last few weeks to implement a digital control circuit for an optical comms application but am currently unable to get it working in single ended operation.

I use it with a Cyclone III starter kit and there is a HSMC connector on it which the ADA board clips into.

The pinout for the HSMC connector info can be downloaded from the Terasic website. The connector for the CIII starter kit is apparently smaller than a standard HSMC connector but there are some unused ports but I have not needed to use any and am not sure where they appear on the board.

You can purchase the board (and starter kit) from Altera website but I bought it from a Japanese distributor.