Documentation: Cyclone IV Devices

Volume 1 - Cyclone IV Device Handbook (ver 1.9, May 2013, 8 MB)

Volume 2 - Cyclone IV Device Handbook (ver 1.7, May 2013, 6 MB)

Volume 3 - Cyclone IV Device Handbook (ver 1.7, May 2013, 1 MB)

Power and Thermal Management

• Cyclone III, Cyclone IV and Cyclone V PowerPlay Early Power Estimator (ver 13.0sp1, Sep 2013, 7 KB)
       PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide (1 MB)
  
• Device-Specific Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool User Guide for Arria II/Stratix IV/Stratix III Device Families (ver 1.1, Dec 2012, 1 MB)
       Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool for Arria II GX Devices (2 MB)
       Power Deliver Network (PDN) Tool for Stratix IV Devices (2 MB)
       Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool for Stratix III Devices (2 MB)
  
• Device-Specific Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool User Guide for Stratix V, Arria V, Arria II GZ, Cyclone V, and Cyclone IV Device Families (ver 1.0, Dec 2012, 2 MB)
       Power Delivery Network (PDN) Tool Version 12.1 for Stratix V, Arria V, Arria II GZ, Cyclone V, and Cyclone IV Devices (4 MB)
  
• PowerPlay Early Power Estimator User Guide (ver 8.0, Jun 2013, 1 MB)
  

DSP

• Altera Product Catalog (ver 13.1, Nov 2013, 4 MB)
  
• Advantages of Using FPGAs in Precision Inverter Modules (ver 1.0, Jul 2013, 741 KB)
  (ARADEX)
  

Device Configuration and Remote System Upgrades

• AN 609: Implementing Dynamic Reconfiguration in Cyclone IV GX Devices (ver 2013.03.05, Mar 2013, 2 MB)
  

Design Guidelines

• AN 592: Cyclone IV Design Guidelines (ver 1.3, Aug 2013, 392 KB)
  
• AN 641: Serial Digital Interface Reference Design for Cyclone IV Devices (ver 1.2, Sep 2011, 614 KB)
       Design Files for AN 641 (1 MB)
  
• Cyclone IV Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines (ver 1.6, Oct 2013, 186 KB)
  

Development Kits

• Altera Product Catalog (ver 13.1, Nov 2013, 4 MB)
  
• Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Board Reference Manual (ver 1.0, Mar 2010, 988 KB)
  
• Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Board Reference Manual (ver 1.1, May 2013, 1 MB)
  
• Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit User Guide (ver 1.0, Dec 2010, 2 MB)
  
• Cyclone IV GX Transceiver Starter Kit User Guide (ver 1.0, Apr 2010, 942 KB)
  

End Applications

• Driving Innovative Industrial Solutions (ver 1006-1.0, May 2013, 2 MB)
  
• A Flexible Solution for Industrial Ethernet (ver 3.0, Nov 2010, 608 KB)
  
• Altera Cyclone III FPGAs in Wireless Applications (ver 3.0, Mar 2010, 430 KB)
  
• Designing Basestation Channel Cards with FPGAs (ver 4.1, Mar 2012, 131 KB)
  
• Designing Remote Radio Head Applications with FPGAs (ver 3.0, Feb 2012, 381 KB)
  
• Driving Flexibility Into Automotive Electronics Design (ver 2.0, Mar 2010, 94 KB)
  
• Enabling Low-Power EO/IR System Development with FPGAs and Image- and Sensor-Processing IP (ver 1.0, Jun 2010, 872 KB)
  
• FPGA companion chip solutions from Altera (ver 2.0, Nov 2010, 674 KB)
  
• Lowering the Total Cost of Ownership for Industrial Applications (ver 1.1, Jun 2010, 603 KB)
  
• Simplifying Industrial Ethernet Design (ver 2.0, Jun 2013, 927 KB)
  
• Streaming Multichannel Uncompressed Video in the Broadcast Environment (ver 1.0, Mar 2010, 420 KB)
  
• Supporting Digital Television Trends with Next-Generation FPGAs (ver 1.0, Feb 2010, 2 MB)
  
• Wireless End Market Solutions (ver 4.1, Jul 2010, 144 KB)
  

General Device Documentation

• AN 425: Using the Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming (ver 5.0, Dec 2010, 1,004 KB)
  
• Cyclone IV FPGAs (ver 1.0, Apr 2010, 330 KB)
  
• Decrease Total System Costs with Industry's Lowest Cost, Lowest Power FPGAs (ver 1.0, Nov 2009, 8 MB)