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I'm planning to use an ADC to sample a signal with 10Mhz frequency and then transmit it to Cyclone IV.
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how are you planning on transmitting the samples?
If the ADC outputs 16-bit samples, then you would need 16 bits of I/O. The Cyclone IV starter kit does not have much I/O, so I'm not sure you will be able to use it.
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Do you mean JESD204A has PCIe connector and I need a PCIe-to-SMA breakout cable to connect it with Cyclone IV?
I see the Cyclone IV has both a SMA connector (if I do not misunderstand it) and a PCIe.
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JESD204 defines a protocol for transmitting the ADC data using high-speed transceivers.
http://www.eetimes.com/design/analog-design/4371745/an-overview-of-the-jesd204-standard-for-analog-digital-converters It is up to you to figure out how to get the data from the ADC to the Cyclone IV GX board.
If you were going to design your own board, then you could plug the Cyclone IV GX PCIe connector into your board. However, if you were going to go to that much trouble, you may as well put the FPGA on the board too.
At this point you haven't really described enough detail to provide help.
Cheers,
Dave
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