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15 years ago

Virtex-5 equivalent Altera FPGA

Hi all,

I am planning to use Virtex-5 XC5VLX155T FPGA from Xilinx. It supports RocketIO GTP transceivers from 100 Mb/s to 3.75 Gb/s. Which is the equivalent Altera FPGA ? If technology node is considered then i think Startix-III family is equivalent. But support only upto 1 Gb/s transceiver.

Can anybody help me in choosing an equivalent Altera FPGA

Thanks and regards

dkk

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    15 years ago

    Take a look at the Arria II X family.

    Do not get confused by the Altera naming structure.

    In order to get the RocketIO function in an Altera part, you will need something with a "GX" in the name.

    Maybe the 125 or the 190 will do - it depends on the number of internal Registers or LE's you arte looking for.

    You could also look at the newer Cyclone IV GX family - it all depends on how much of what (LE, F/F, Multipliers, IO, Transceivers, Memory) you need.

    I hope this helps.

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