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Combining the latest Cortex-A9 embedded cores with industry-leading programmable logic, Altera’s new SoC solutions give you ultimate design flexibility with unparalleled ease. Altera SoC s integrate an ARM-based hard processor system (HPS) consisting of processor, peripherals, and memory interfaces, with the FPGA fabric using a high-bandwidth interconnect backbone. That means you get the performance and power savings of hard Intellectual Property (IP) and the flexibility of programmable logic.

Five reasons why user-customizable ARM-based SoCs are ideal:

• Reduce system power, cost, and board size by integrating discrete processors and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) functions into a single FPGA
• Improve system performance via high-bandwidth interconnect between the processor and the FPGA
• Differentiate your end product by customizing in both hardware and software
• Enhance system reliability with built-in error correction code (ECC) and memory protection that protect your system against potential hardware or software errors
• Develop ARM compatible software with unmatched target visibility, control, and productivity using Altera’s exclusive FPGA-adaptive debugging

SoCKIT features:

• Altera Cyclone V SoC with Dual ARM® Cortex®-A9 processors and 110K LEs
• High Speed Mezzanine Connector (HSMC) including transceivers
• Two banks of low-power DDR3 memory
• MicroSD card and Ethernet 10/100/1000 interfaces
• Adjustable clock output by Silicon Labs
• Graphic LCD: 128 x 64 (SPI Interface)
• VGA and Audio connections
• USB 2.0 OTG (Full Speed) and USB to UART connections
• 3-Axis digital accelerometer and temp sensor
• User’s manual/start-up guide, USB and Power Cables

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• System Block Diagram
• Altera’s User-Customizable ARM-Based SoC FPGAs Brochure
• Real-Time Challenges and Opportunities in SoCs
• ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5) Altera Edition Toolkit
• SoC Embedded Design Suite
• Altera User-Customizable SoCs

Introducing ARM® Development Studio 5 (DS-5™) Altera Edition Video

Getting Started

• Download the SoCKIT lab materials – all the files you need to run the labs. Includes software and hardware lab manuals and source files.
• Prior to your workshop: Open the readme.txt file. Follow the instructions. Open the SoC_HW_lab_13.0.pdf guide and complete Module 1, sections 1.2 and 1.3. Open the SoC_SW_lab_13.0.pdf guide and complete Module 1, sections 1.2 ,1.3, 1.4 and 1.5

PC System Requirements

• Windows 7
• 4 GB RAM
• Minimum of i3 core
• Approximately 20 GB free hard disk space
• Internet access