This document describes the dedicated peripherals that support Altera SoC FPGAs, featuring a microprocessor unit (MPU) with a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor. Altera's 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V SoC FPGAs include a rich set of system peripherals.
This Advance Information Brief details the dedicated peripherals available in Altera's 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V SoC FPGAs. The document focuses on the Hard Processor System (HPS) components, which include a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore microprocessor unit and various system peripherals designed to facilitate rapid SoC FPGA design.
| Processor Core | Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore |
|---|---|
| FPGA Process Technology | 28-nm |
| Ethernet Speed | 10/100/1000 Mbps |
| USB Speed | 1.5 Mbps to 480 Mbps |
| On-chip RAM | 64 KB |
| GPIO Pins | 86 total |
The document covers Altera's 28-nm Cyclone V and Arria V SoC FPGAs.
The Hard Processor System includes a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor.
The Ethernet media access controllers support 10/100/1000 Mbps connections.