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10 years ago

Cyclone V E A7 into A2 migration

Hi I would like to make a new design with a Cyclone V E. I could calculate that a A2 or A4 would be enough for this application. But for engineering I would like to use a A7 to have more ...
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10 years ago

Further to Pete's comments...

I've found the device migration in Quartus extremely good. I have a board with exactly this migration path for Cyclone V in a 484 pin package. Yes, it requires you to put a Quartus project together. However, it will ensure you do not inadvertently use pins that are NC on one package and not another.

You can consider capturing a PCB based on the device pinouts alone. As Pete suggests, this requires careful consideration of multiple pinout files. For many designs this can be extremely successful. A spreadsheet is the obvious way to do this.

However, given your intention to use the peripherals you mention I cannot recommend strongly enough (as I do frequently on this forum) that you put a Quartus project together before committing to your PCB. You certainly don't want to get your prototype back only for Quartus to say 'no' to your pinout. Yes, this requires a little effort. However, this effort won't cost you anything unlike a prototype board that you can't use.

Cheers,

Alex