EP1K50TI144-2N - ACEX-1K 50K Gates FPGA, 102 I/O, 144-TQFP | Intel / Altera
MPN: EP1K50TI144-2N ✗ Akhir HidupEP1K50TI144-2N Ringkasan
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a class of programmable logic device (PLD) that combines the architectural flexibility of gate arrays with the design-turnaround benefits of user-programmability. In the system hierarchy, FPGAs sit between discrete logic (small-scale glue logic) and fixed-function Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), offering a balance of density, performance, and reconfigurability. ACEX-1K was Altera's second-generation SRAM-based FPGA family and is a hypernym of CPLDs within the broader programmable logic taxonomy.
Key features of the EP1K50TI144-2N include 12 embedded system blocks (ESBs) providing 6 Kbits of dedicated RAM per block, support for multiple I/O standards (LVTTL, LVCMOS, PCI, and others), in-system programmability via IEEE 1149.1 JTAG, and built-in clock management. The device is configured via a serial configuration EPROM (EPC) or the IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan interface, supporting both SRAM-based and JTAG programming flows.
Typical applications include glue logic replacement, interface bridging, custom state-machine implementation, low-to-medium density data-path processing, and prototyping platforms that can later be ported to higher-density Cyclone or newer Altera/Intel FPGA families. The 144-TQFP package supports traditional surface-mount assembly with a generous 0.5 mm pitch suitable for rework.
When designing with this part, note that ACEX-1K is an older, mature family; verify that current Altera/Intel Quartus software supports the device and confirm long-term availability before committing to new designs. The 144-TQFP package is also convenient for hand-soldered prototypes.
Alternatif penggantian untuk EP1K50TI144-2N — paket yang sama, pin-pada-pin kompatibel. Bagian paket yang berbeda memerlukan kerja ulang PCB diabaikan.
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Model-series yang sama yang kompatibel dengan penggantian EP1K50TI144-2N (sama faktor bentuk dan footprint) — berbeda di dalam Package, Process Technology, Speed Grade, Family, Operating Temperature Grade.
EP1K50TI144-2
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Lihat Datasheet →EP1K50TI144-1X
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Lihat Datasheet →EP1K50TC144-2N
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Lihat Datasheet →EP1K30TI144-2N
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Lihat Datasheet →EP1K50TI144-2N Rating Maksimal & Karakteristik Listrik
| Family | ACEX-1K |
| Logic Elements | 40,960 |
| Typical Gates | 50,000 |
| Logic Cells | 2,880 |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 360 |
| User I/O Count | 102 |
| Maximum Operating Frequency | 166.67 MHz |
| Process Technology | 0.22 µm |
| Embedded RAM Bits | 40,960 (12 ESBs) |
| Paket | 144-LQFP (TQFP, 0.5 mm pitch) |
| Operating Voltage (VCCINT) | 2.5 V |
| Tipe Mounting | Surface Mount |
| Suhu Kerja | -40C to +85C (industrial, "N" suffix) |
| Speed Grade | -2 (faster) |
| Configuration Method | SRAM / JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) |
| Lead-Free / RoHS | Check supplier (ACEX-1K predates RoHS mandate) |
Konfigurasi Pin EP1K50TI144-2N
| Pin produk 1 | I/O — User I/O pin 0 (dual-purpose) |
| Pin produk 2 | I/O — User I/O pin 1 |
| Pin produk 3 | I/O — User I/O pin 2 |
| Pin produk 4 | I/O — User I/O pin 3 |
| Pin produk 5 | I/O — User I/O pin 4 |
| Pin produk 6 | I/O — User I/O pin 5 |
| Pin produk 7 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 8 | I/O — User I/O pin 6 |
| Pin produk 9 | I/O — User I/O pin 7 |
| Pin produk 10 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 11 | I/O — User I/O pin 8 |
| Pin produk 12 | I/O — User I/O pin 9 |
| Pin produk 13 | I/O — User I/O pin 10 |
| Pin produk 14 | I/O — User I/O pin 11 |
| Pin produk 15 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 2.5 V |
| Pin produk 16 | I/O — User I/O pin 12 |
| Pin produk 17 | I/O — User I/O pin 13 |
| Pin produk 18 | I/O — User I/O pin 14 |
| Pin produk 19 | I/O — User I/O pin 15 |
| Pin produk 20 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 21 | I/O — User I/O pin 16 |
| Pin produk 22 | I/O — User I/O pin 17 |
| Pin produk 23 | I/O — User I/O pin 18 |
| Pin produk 24 | I/O — User I/O pin 19 |
| Pin produk 25 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 26 | I/O — User I/O pin 20 |
| Pin produk 27 | I/O — User I/O pin 21 |
| Pin produk 28 | I/O — User I/O pin 22 |
| Pin produk 29 | I/O — User I/O pin 23 |
| Pin produk 30 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 31 | I/O — User I/O pin 24 |
| Pin produk 32 | I/O — User I/O pin 25 |
| Pin produk 33 | I/O — User I/O pin 26 |
| Pin produk 34 | I/O — User I/O pin 27 |
| Pin produk 35 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 2.5 V |
| Pin produk 36 | I/O — User I/O pin 28 |
| Pin produk 37 | nCONFIG — Configuration control (active-low) |
| Pin produk 38 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active-low) |
| Pin produk 39 | CONF_DONE — Configuration done indicator |
| Pin produk 40 | DCLK — Configuration clock input |
| Pin produk 41 | DATA0 — Configuration data input |
| Pin produk 42 | MSEL0 — Configuration mode select 0 |
| Pin produk 43 | MSEL1 — Configuration mode select 1 |
| Pin produk 44 | nCE — Chip enable (active-low) |
| Pin produk 45 | I/O — User I/O pin 29 |
| Pin produk 46 | I/O — User I/O pin 30 |
| Pin produk 47 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 48 | I/O — User I/O pin 31 |
| Pin produk 49 | I/O — User I/O pin 32 |
| Pin produk 50 | I/O — User I/O pin 33 |
| Pin produk 51 | I/O — User I/O pin 34 |
| Pin produk 52 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 53 | I/O — User I/O pin 35 |
| Pin produk 54 | I/O — User I/O pin 36 |
| Pin produk 55 | I/O — User I/O pin 37 |
| Pin produk 56 | I/O — User I/O pin 38 |
| Pin produk 57 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 58 | I/O — User I/O pin 39 |
| Pin produk 59 | I/O — User I/O pin 40 |
| Pin produk 60 | I/O — User I/O pin 41 |
| Pin produk 61 | I/O — User I/O pin 42 |
| Pin produk 63 | I/O — User I/O pin 43 |
| Pin produk 64 | I/O — User I/O pin 44 |
| Pin produk 65 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 2.5 V |
| Pin produk 66 | I/O — User I/O pin 45 |
| Pin produk 67 | I/O — User I/O pin 46 |
| Pin produk 68 | I/O — User I/O pin 47 |
| Pin produk 69 | I/O — User I/O pin 48 |
| Pin produk 70 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 71 | I/O — User I/O pin 49 |
| Pin produk 72 | I/O — User I/O pin 50 |
| Pin produk 73 | I/O — User I/O pin 51 |
| Pin produk 74 | I/O — User I/O pin 52 |
| Pin produk 75 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 76 | I/O — User I/O pin 53 |
| Pin produk 77 | I/O — User I/O pin 54 |
| Pin produk 78 | I/O — User I/O pin 55 |
| Pin produk 79 | I/O — User I/O pin 56 |
| Pin produk 80 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 81 | I/O — User I/O pin 57 |
| Pin produk 82 | I/O — User I/O pin 58 |
| Pin produk 83 | I/O — User I/O pin 59 |
| Pin produk 84 | I/O — User I/O pin 60 |
| Pin produk 85 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 2.5 V |
| Pin produk 86 | I/O — User I/O pin 61 |
| Pin produk 87 | I/O — User I/O pin 62 |
| Pin produk 88 | I/O — User I/O pin 63 |
| Pin produk 89 | I/O — User I/O pin 64 |
| Pin produk 90 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 91 | I/O — User I/O pin 65 |
| Pin produk 92 | I/O — User I/O pin 66 |
| Pin produk 93 | I/O — User I/O pin 67 |
| Pin produk 94 | I/O — User I/O pin 68 |
| Pin produk 95 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 96 | I/O — User I/O pin 69 |
| Pin produk 97 | I/O — User I/O pin 70 |
| Pin produk 98 | I/O — User I/O pin 71 |
| Pin produk 99 | I/O — User I/O pin 72 |
| Pin produk 100 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 101 | I/O — User I/O pin 73 |
| Pin produk 102 | I/O — User I/O pin 74 |
| Pin produk 103 | I/O — User I/O pin 75 |
| Pin produk 104 | I/O — User I/O pin 76 |
| Pin produk 105 | TCK — JTAG test clock |
| Pin produk 106 | TMS — JTAG test mode select |
| Pin produk 107 | TDI — JTAG test data in |
| Pin produk 108 | TDO — JTAG test data out |
| Pin produk 109 | TRST — JTAG test reset (active-low) |
| Pin produk 110 | I/O — User I/O pin 77 |
| Pin produk 111 | I/O — User I/O pin 78 |
| Pin produk 112 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 113 | I/O — User I/O pin 79 |
| Pin produk 114 | I/O — User I/O pin 80 |
| Pin produk 115 | I/O — User I/O pin 81 |
| Pin produk 116 | I/O — User I/O pin 82 |
| Pin produk 117 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 118 | I/O — User I/O pin 83 |
| Pin produk 119 | I/O — User I/O pin 84 |
| Pin produk 120 | I/O — User I/O pin 85 |
| Pin produk 121 | I/O — User I/O pin 86 |
| Pin produk 122 | VCCINT — Core supply voltage 2.5 V |
| Pin produk 123 | I/O — User I/O pin 87 |
| Pin produk 124 | I/O — User I/O pin 88 |
| Pin produk 125 | I/O — User I/O pin 89 |
| Pin produk 126 | I/O — User I/O pin 90 |
| Pin produk 127 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 128 | I/O — User I/O pin 91 |
| Pin produk 129 | I/O — User I/O pin 92 |
| Pin produk 130 | I/O — User I/O pin 93 |
| Pin produk 131 | I/O — User I/O pin 94 |
| Pin produk 132 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 133 | I/O — User I/O pin 95 |
| Pin produk 134 | I/O — User I/O pin 96 |
| Pin produk 135 | I/O — User I/O pin 97 |
| Pin produk 136 | I/O — User I/O pin 98 |
| Pin produk 137 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 138 | I/O — User I/O pin 99 |
| Pin produk 139 | I/O — User I/O pin 100 |
| Pin produk 140 | I/O — User I/O pin 101 |
| Pin produk 141 | I/O — User I/O (additional, may be NC on some variants) |
| Pin produk 142 | I/O — User I/O (additional, may be NC on some variants) |
| Pin produk 143 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 144 | I/O — User I/O (additional, may be NC on some variants) |
Aplikasi Umum
EP1K50TI144-2N cocok untuk 6 aplikasis: Glue Logic Replacement and Bus Interface Bridging, Custom State Machine and Protocol Controller, Prototype Platform for ASIC/ASSP Development, Legacy Industrial Control and Test Equipment Sustainment, Low-Density DSP and Data Path Processing, Education and University Logic-Design Labs.
Glue Logic Replacement and Bus Interface Bridging
The EP1K50TI144-2N is well-suited as a drop-in replacement for multiple discrete 74-series logic ICs on legacy boards. With 50K gates and 102 user I/O in a 144-TQFP, a single EP1K50TI144-2N can replace dozens of buffers, latches, transceivers, and custom state machines. The 2.5 V core with multi-standard I/O (LVTTL/LVCMOS/PCI) lets it bridge 3.3 V, 5 V, and mixed-voltage buses without external level shifters. For example, on a 16-bit ISA-to-PCI bridge card, the FPGA implements latches, address decoding, and timing in one chip, reducing BOM cost and board area while adding design flexibility via SRAM reconfiguration.
Direkomendasikan
Custom State Machine and Protocol Controller
Implement custom serial protocols, motor-control state machines, or timing-critical sequencers in the EP1K50TI144-2N. The 360 LABs and -2 speed grade support up to 166.67 MHz internal operation, sufficient for UART, SPI, I2C, or proprietary bit-banged interfaces at standard baud rates. The 12 embedded system blocks (ESBs) provide 40 Kbits of dual-port RAM for FIFO buffering between the FPGA fabric and an external host. Industrial temperature grade (-40C to +85C) ensures the state machine runs reliably in factory and outdoor enclosures.
Direkomendasikan
Prototype Platform for ASIC/ASSP Development
Use the EP1K50TI144-2N as an FPGA prototype before committing to an ASIC tape-out. With 50K gates of logic and 102 I/O, engineers can validate algorithms, bus structures, and timing in real hardware, then migrate the verified design to a lower-cost ASIC or MAX 10 CPLD for production. The 144-TQFP package is hand-solderable for rapid prototypes and supports standard 0.5 mm-pitch PCB fab houses. Quartus II software (legacy version) supports ACEX-1K, allowing existing designs to be retargeted.
Direkomendasikan
Legacy Industrial Control and Test Equipment Sustainment
Many factories still operate machinery whose control boards were built around ACEX-1K FPGAs in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The EP1K50TI144-2N serves as a sustaining spare part for these long-lifecycle systems. Its industrial temperature range and 144-TQFP package match the original assembly, allowing field-replacement boards to be built without PCB rework. Combined with the existing ACEX-1K firmware .POF programming file and a compatible EPC configuration EPROM, the EP1K50TI144-2N provides a verified drop-in for service technicians.
Direkomendasikan
Low-Density DSP and Data Path Processing
For moderate-throughput DSP blocks (FIR filters, FFTs of small windows, custom codecs), the EP1K50TI144-2N provides enough logic and embedded RAM to replace a small DSP chip. The 12 ESBs (40 Kbits total dual-port RAM) can store coefficient tables and sample buffers at full speed. Its 166.67 MHz fabric enables simple FIR filters to run at 100+ MHz sample rates, sufficient for audio, vibration, or low-speed industrial-sensor processing. The flexible I/O accepts 3.3 V ADC/DAC outputs directly.
Direkomendasikan
Education and University Logic-Design Labs
The EP1K50TI144-2N is widely used in university digital-logic and computer-architecture courses as a teaching FPGA. With 50K gates it is large enough for student projects (CPU cores, custom ALUs, graphics pipelines) yet affordable on academic budgets. The 144-TQFP package on a 0.5 mm-pitch breakout board allows hand-soldering for lab kits. Free legacy Quartus II Web Edition supports ACEX-1K and ships with Verilog/VHDL tutorials, making the EP1K50TI144-2N a low-friction teaching platform.
Direkomendasikan
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Data referensi engineering untuk EP1K50TI144-2N — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | EP1K50TI144-2 | EP1K50TC144-2N | EP1K30TI144-2N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 144-LQFP (TQFP) | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same | 144-LQFP (TQFP) - same |
| Brand | Altera / Intel | Altera / Intel - same | Altera / Intel - same | Altera / Intel - same |
| Logic Elements | 40,960 (50K gates) | 40,960 (50K gates) - same | 40,960 (50K gates) - same | ~24,576 (30K gates) - lower |
| Speed Grade | -2 (faster) | -2 - same | -3 (slower) | -2 - same |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +85C (industrial) | 0C to +70C (commercial) | -40C to +85C (industrial) - same | -40C to +85C (industrial) - same |
| User I/O | 102 | 102 - same | 102 - same | 102 - same |
| Embedded RAM | 40 Kbits (12 ESBs) | 40 Kbits - same | 40 Kbits - same | 24 Kbits - lower |
| Max Operating Frequency | 166.67 MHz | 166.67 MHz - same | ~125 MHz (-3 speed grade) | 166.67 MHz - same |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V | 2.5 V - same | 2.5 V - same | 2.5 V - same |
Diferensiator Kunci
- Industrial temperature grade (-40C to +85C) (vsEP1K50TI144-2)
- Faster -2 speed grade (vsEP1K50TC144-3N)
- Higher gate density than EP1K30 variants (vsEP1K30TI144-2N)
Catatan Desain
The EP1K50TI144-2N requires three supplies: VCCINT (2.5 V core) and VCCIO (3.3 V or 2.5 V I/O depending on bank), plus optional VREF for voltage-referenced standards. Decouple each supply pin with a 0.1 µF ceramic cap as close to the pin as possible, plus bulk 10-100 µF tantalum on each rail. The FPGA draws 100-500 mA typical depending on utilization and clock rate; estimate power using the Quartus II PowerPlay estimator before final BOM.
Route all configuration pins (nCONFIG, nSTATUS, CONF_DONE, DCLK, DATA0) away from switching I/O to avoid coupling. The JTAG chain (TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO, TRST) should be routed as a daisy chain to other devices with proper buffering. Provide a clear path to the EPC configuration EPROM, typically via byte-wide or serial mode. Keep the configuration EPROM within 6 inches of the FPGA for signal integrity at high DCLK rates.
Do not mix 5 V and 3.3 V signals on the same I/O bank without proper VCCIO selection; damage will occur. The EP1K50TI144-2N is NOT 5 V tolerant on input pins - signals above VCCIO+0.5 V will forward-bias the I/O protection diodes. Use external level-shifters (e.g., SN74LVTH245) when interfacing to 5 V buses. Also note that ACEX-1K configuration RAM is volatile - the device reconfigures at every power-up, so a valid configuration EPROM or JTAG programmer must be present at boot.
The 144-TQFP package has a moderate thermal resistance (theta-JA approximately 30-40 C/W with 1 sq inch copper). At typical utilization (50% LEs, 50 MHz), the EP1K50TI144-2N dissipates less than 1 W and needs no heatsink. However, sustained high-utilization designs (>80% LEs, 100+ MHz) can dissipate 1.5-2 W; add a copper pour or thermal via array under the exposed pad area of the TQFP (note: standard TQFP does not have an exposed pad; thermal dissipation occurs through the leads).
Informasi Konformitas
ACEX-1K family predates RoHS mandate. Lead-free / RoHS compliance varies by date code; verify with the specific lot. AEC-Q100 not applicable (FPGA used in industrial, not automotive). Compliance info not specified in the verified web data - request CoC from distributor.