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11 years ago

Does Cyclone IV GX F324 package supports SATA 1.5Gbps?

I am a newbee in this forum. I am now thinking to use Cyclone IV GX device to interface with SATA 1.5Gbps Device. So, I have read through the documentations related to Cyclone IV GX, and have u...
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11 years ago

I don't know the specific issue with the F324 package and SATA. It may just be since the bonding of that package doesn't support the 3.0 speed they have that item unchecked.

I know several years ago when implementing a SATA Core from Inteleprop, they mentioned in passing there was in issue with the transcievers on Cyclone IV that made it impossible to fully support the SATA Standard on the family.. I believe you could get it to work, but it could not do all the standard features.. (I think it was with clock spreading) (We used the Stratix IV and it worked fine)

On their website they do mention the Cyclone IV GX as supported however.

(http://intelliprop.com/hardware-storage-design/ip-cores/sata-host-core.htm)

I would check with your core vendor to see if they have any specific issues with the family before proceeding.

Pete