Cyclone 10 early info
jmg
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An email says Altera have first info out, on their Cyclone 10 series.
https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/cyclone-series/cyclone-10.html
Light on info of real MHz and $ numbers, but looks similar to MAX 10 with both BGA and E144 packages.
The software might have a prelim target device support, allowing some speed comparisons with Cyclone V in a P2 or P1V build ?
https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/cyclone-series/cyclone-10.html
Light on info of real MHz and $ numbers, but looks similar to MAX 10 with both BGA and E144 packages.
The software might have a prelim target device support, allowing some speed comparisons with Cyclone V in a P2 or P1V build ?
Comments
You could ask Altera about prelim speed/fit files for the Cyclone 10, and see what P2 /P1V run up at ?
BTW Think they just skipped from Cyclone V to 10 as a marketing gimmick
i.e. A Cyclone 10 must be better than a Spartan 6 because you know, 10 > 6.
The bright spot is that "2x higher performance for up to half the cost" is claimed. Now, do you think they meant 2x performance, or actually 2x HIGHER performance? I'm hoping for the latter, which is 3x performance. Either way, it could run Prop2 at 160MHz, which is full speed.
Somebody say it ain't so in order to get me to sleep tonight.
Ken Gracey
I don't think it is quite that bad.
Luckily, it looks like the present 80MHz P2 speed, can (just) test USB code.
As Chip mentions above, many of these Cyclone 10's are smaller than the P2 123 FPGA, and there are many choices already for partial P2 emulation. (ie less than 16 COGS)
Also, you often find Eval boards come on stream before you can buy FPGAs, and the Speed files come before that.
P2 123 allows full P2 emulation, so that is not going away.
When a C-10 series speed file is available (might be now, if you ask Altera nicely), you can see what MHz a C-10 allows.
Then, if that reports significantly faster MHz, you could try to get a C-10 Eval Board, to test P2 at a higher MHz.
These smaller C-10's, may have more potential running P1V code.
Another part Parallax could look seriously at, for P1V, is the Lattice ICE40UP5K-SG48ITR ~ $6.00
( has an Eval board iCE40UP5K-B-EVN $65)
That's a practical (at least relative to BGA alternatives) QFN48 package, 39io with 1024kb of RAM. (4x a P1)
If the answer is yes, then stop P2 development now and save any more $.
https://www.altera.com/products/fpga/cyclone-series/cyclone-10.html
All the above links fail for me.
Even the local Intel FPGA site fails when you click on the "Learn about Cyclone FPGA's" link.
You can try a free Proxy-server in Europe or USA.
If I do the same with an Australian Proxy, I also get no access.
Andy
I think we're OK at 80 MHz, but 160 MHz would definitely be better.
I'm guess that the design tools Chip is using now give a solid indication of upper speed limit, right?
Anyway, if 160 MHz is for sure, it would be nice to test it out with FPGA...
The device will synthesize to 160MHz, no problem. And that's worst process, -10% voltage, and 125-degree C temperature.
No problem from Canada.
It didn't get to try the proxy trick as the problem seems to be fixed now.
All links to Altera work now.
Curiously the Cyclone 10 has gone back to 4 input LEs like the Cyclone IV. The V had 6 input LEs and seemed to be less efficient in the P1V than the Cyclone V.
No price/availability info yet.
Thanks. Done!
"Software and Silicon Available for Intel® Cyclone ® 10 LP Devices
Start your next design today with Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP silicon and the latest release of Intel Quartus® Prime design software v17.0. This software provides support for all device and package options so you can get started immediately with the specific device you need.
Intel Cyclone 10 LP FPGAs have half the power at half the cost. Ideal for high-volume, cost-sensitive functions among a broad spectrum of general logic applications."
Mouser show prices, LE count is in the part number
10CL006YE144C8G 60 $6.7400 RAM 270000b
for comparison, a MAX 10
10M04SCE144C8G Altera $11.43000 1 RAM 193536b
10CL025YU256C8G 119 $18.7100 RAM : 594000b
10CL025YE144C8G 60 $19.460
for comparison, a MAX 10
10M25SCE144C8G 60 $31.610 RAM : 691200b
Cyclone 10 have less IO in the E144 than MAX 10, but do seem to be cheaper per LE.
Still no signs of MHz value, I guess a build of a P1V on each could tell us packing and MHz ?