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18 years ago

DRAM and SRAM with Cyclone III

Hello all, I have some general questions regarding the use of DRAM and SRAM memories with Cyclone III devices. 1) DRAM memory Do I need to connect the DRAM memory chip directly to the de...
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18 years ago

The altmemphy megafunction used by the DDR/DDR2 SDRAM High Performance Controller MegaCore and the data path provided by the older MegaCore are free. Only the controller logic requires a license. The license for the controllers might be included with the Quartus subscription software (not web edition). I think that was the case at one point but don't know whether it still is.