The XpressAGX design kit provides a complete hardware and software environment for FPGA designs targeting the Altera Stratix GX FPGA. This development kit is built around a PCI-SIG-compliant PCI Express® form-factor card and targets the development of designs utilizing PCI Express® (Gen1) as their main communication interface.

• The kit comes with an unlimited and unrestricted Protocore license of our industry proven XpressLite2 PCIe 2.0 endpoint with DMA IP; implement the IP in any design targeted to the XpressAGX board.
• The design environment allows for native Verilog and native VHDL design flows.
  
• PCI Express® Testbench  in both Verilog and VHDL is provided to ease design verification.
• Software Design Kit (SDK) with a full-featured and license-free Windows and Linux PCI Express® device driver; The SDK also includes an API in C source code and multiple example GUI applications in C++ and Java source code.
• A portfolio of specialized daughtercards is available. Custom daughtercards can be designed and produced in very short turn times.
• Lifetime IP maintenance updates and technical support directly from PLDA's board and IP designers.
  

• XpressAGX development board
  • PCI Express® short form add-in board
    • PCI Express® Base Specification 2.0 compliant, tested at 2.5Ghz
    • PCI-SIG compliant
    • RoHS compliant
  • Altera Arria GX (EP1AGX60DF780C6)
    • ~50,000 (80%) equivalent Logic Elements available when using XpressLite2 IP (x4)
  • Standard-based protocols supported
    • PCI Express® 2.0 in Gen1 mode (2.5 GT/sec) in x1 and x4configurations
    • PCI Express® 1.1, x1 and x4 Cabling on daughtercard
    • 10/100/1000 Ethernet via LAN91C111
  • Memory
    • 32M x 32bits DDR2 SDRAM
    • 2 MB user FlashPROM
  • I/O
    • 8 Tx/Rx Gigabits links
      
    • 13 transmit and 13 receive LVDS pairs (also available as 52 LVCMOS25 signals)
    • 4 Gigabit high-speed transceiver pairs
      
    • 45 LVCMOS33 signals
  • Power supply
    • Through PCI Express® edge connector
    • External upon request, for bulk orders
      
  • Other
    • 1x oscillator input
    • 8x LED
    • 8x switch
    • 1x extended RS232
• XpressAGX board design files
  • Schematics
• XpressLite2 PCI Express® 2.0 endpoint with DMA IP core package
  • Protocore license, for board use only
  • Downloadable from your customer account here
  • Learn more about the XpressLite2 IP
• (optional) Dedicated XpressLite PCI Express® x8 (Gen1) Root Port IP core package
  • For designs requiring Root Port only functionality (x8)
  • Requires RP_HSI daughtercard. Contact us for details