EPF10K50RC240-3 - 50K Flex 10K FPGA, 189 I/O, 240-RQFP | Altera
MPN: EPF10K50RC240-3 ✗ Akhir HidupEPF10K50RC240-3 Ringkasan
An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) is a semiconductor integrated circuit composed of configurable logic blocks (CLBs), programmable interconnect, and I/O cells that engineers can re-program in the field to implement arbitrary digital logic. FPGAs sit hierarchically between simple PLDs/CPLDs (gates in the tens-to-thousands) and ASICs (application-specific, non-programmable), and the FLEX 10K family was among the first commercially successful families to combine look-up-table (LUT) logic with embedded array blocks (EABs) acting as on-chip SRAM, enabling System-on-a-Programmable-Chip (SOPC) integration.
Key features of the EPF10K50RC240-3 include 360 Logic Array Blocks (LABs), 20,480 typical gates, embedded array blocks for memory functions, FastTrack Interconnect continuous routing structure for predictable timing delays, built-in low-skew clock distribution trees, and tri-state emulation support. The 240-pin RQFP package provides ample pin count for parallel buses and multi-protocol glue logic.
Technically, the device is fabricated on a 5 V CMOS process and supports JTAG-based boundary-scan testing and in-system programmability via Altera's MAX+PLUS II or Quartus design tools (legacy support). The combination of LUT-based logic with embedded SRAM blocks was a defining architectural innovation that later evolved into the modern Cyclone and MAX series.
Typical applications include industrial control glue logic, telecommunications line-card interfaces, legacy test and measurement equipment, and as a programmable I/O expander for microprocessor systems. Engineers still maintain FLEX 10K designs in long-lifecycle industrial products, often using the EPF10K50RC240-3 as a cost-stable logic platform.
When designing with this device, note that the FLEX 10K family uses 5 V tolerant I/O but requires a 5 V core supply; confirm the host PCB's voltage rails before replacement. Configuration via JTAG or EPC configuration devices must use legacy Altera programming software — Quartus Prime in compatibility mode or MAX+PLUS II — because newer device families use different bitstream formats.
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Lihat Datasheet →EPF10K50RC240-3 Rating Maksimal & Karakteristik Listrik
| Series | FLEX 10K |
| Family | Flex 10K |
| Logic Cells | 2,880 |
| Usable Gates (typical) | 50,000 |
| Total Gates (max) | 116,000 (per family) |
| Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 360 |
| Embedded Array Blocks (EABs) | 10 (per family) |
| User I/Os | 189 |
| Maximum Internal Frequency | 125 MHz |
| Propagation Delay | 0.6 ns (typical, per family) |
| Supply Voltage (Core) | 5 V |
| Technology | CMOS |
| Paket | 240-RQFP (RQFP-240 with Exposed Pad) |
| Tipe Mounting | Surface Mount |
| Suhu Kerja | 0 C to +70 C (commercial) |
| Configuration Method | JTAG / EPC configuration device |
| Programming Tool Support | MAX+PLUS II / Quartus (legacy) |
Konfigurasi Pin EPF10K50RC240-3
| Pin produk 1 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 2 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 3 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 4 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 5 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 6 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 7 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 8 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 9 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 10 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 11 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 12 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 13 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 14 | TDI — JTAG Test Data In |
| Pin produk 15 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 16 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 17 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 18 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 19 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 20 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 21 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 22 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 23 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 24 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 25 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 26 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 27 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 28 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 29 | TCK — JTAG Test Clock |
| Pin produk 30 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 31 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 32 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 33 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 34 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 35 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 36 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 37 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 38 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 39 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 40 | TMS — JTAG Test Mode Select |
| Pin produk 41 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 42 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 43 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 44 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 45 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 46 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 47 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 48 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 49 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 50 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 51 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 52 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 53 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 54 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 55 | TDO — JTAG Test Data Out |
| Pin produk 56 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 57 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 58 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 59 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 60 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 61 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 62 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 63 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 64 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 65 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 66 | nCONFIG — Configuration start (active low) |
| Pin produk 67 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 68 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 69 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 70 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 71 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 72 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 73 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 74 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 75 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 76 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 77 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 78 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 79 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 80 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 81 | nSTATUS — Configuration status (active low) |
| Pin produk 82 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 83 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 84 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 85 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 86 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 87 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 88 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 89 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 90 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 91 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 92 | CONF_DONE — Configuration complete (active high) |
| Pin produk 93 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 94 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 95 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 96 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 97 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 98 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 99 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 100 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 101 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 102 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 103 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 104 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 105 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 106 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 107 | DCLK — Configuration clock |
| Pin produk 108 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 109 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 110 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 111 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 112 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 113 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 114 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 115 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 116 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 117 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 118 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 119 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 120 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 121 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 122 | DATA0 — Configuration data input |
| Pin produk 123 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 124 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 125 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 126 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 127 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 128 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 129 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 130 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 131 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 132 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 133 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 134 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 135 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 136 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 137 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 138 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 139 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 140 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 141 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 142 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 143 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 144 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 145 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 146 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 147 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 148 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 149 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 150 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 151 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 152 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 153 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 154 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 155 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 156 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 157 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 158 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 159 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 160 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 161 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 162 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 163 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 164 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 165 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 166 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 167 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 168 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 169 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 170 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 171 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 172 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 173 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 174 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 175 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 176 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 177 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 178 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 179 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 180 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 181 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 182 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 183 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 184 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 185 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 186 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 187 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 188 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 189 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 190 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 191 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 192 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 193 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 194 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 195 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 196 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 197 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 198 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 199 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 200 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 201 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 202 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 203 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 204 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 205 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 206 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 207 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 208 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 209 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 210 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 211 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 212 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 213 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 214 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 215 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 216 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 217 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 218 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 219 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 220 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 221 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 222 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 223 | VCCINT — 5 V core supply |
| Pin produk 224 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 225 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 226 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 227 | GND — Ground |
| Pin produk 228 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 229 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 230 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 231 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 232 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 233 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 234 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 235 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 236 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 237 | VCCIO — I/O supply voltage |
| Pin produk 238 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 239 | I/O — User I/O bank |
| Pin produk 240 | EPAD — Exposed thermal pad (connect to GND for thermal dissipation) |
Aplikasi Umum
EPF10K50RC240-3 cocok untuk 6 aplikasis: Industrial Control Glue Logic, Telecom Line-Card Interface, Legacy Test & Measurement Equipment, Programmable I/O Expander for Microprocessor Systems, Military / Aerospace Sustainment Programs, Educational FPGA Lab Platforms.
Industrial Control Glue Logic
The EPF10K50RC240-3's 50K usable gates, 189 user I/Os, and 5 V tolerant I/O make it a strong fit for legacy industrial control boards where multiple microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators must be interconnected. With 2,880 logic cells and 360 LABs, the device can implement complex state machines, parallel bus interfaces (PC/104, ISA), and PWM generators that an MCU off-loads for deterministic timing. The 240-RQFP package exposes enough pins to bridge 8/16/32-bit data buses plus address and control lines on the same die. Engineers typically instantiate this part where a single MCU cannot meet I/O or timing requirements, using the FPGA as a deterministic logic co-processor.
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Telecom Line-Card Interface
Telecom line cards built in the late 1990s and 2000s rely on FLEX 10K FPGAs for TDM bus aggregation, framing, and protocol bridging between framers and network processors. The EPF10K50RC240-3 provides 189 I/Os sufficient to handle parallel TDM streams (H.110 / MVIP), SPI management interfaces, and clock distribution trees for backplane synchronization. Its 125 MHz maximum internal frequency accommodates 77.76 MHz STS-3/STM-1 rate processing. Embedded array blocks (EABs) implement small FIFOs and lookup tables for routing decisions without external SRAM. Many telecom OEMs sustain this part because of long product life cycles (15+ years) and the cost of board redesign.
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Legacy Test & Measurement Equipment
The EPF10K50RC240-3's deterministic FastTrack Interconnect and 0.6 ns propagation delay make it suitable for legacy test and measurement instruments such as protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, and ATE pin-electronics. Engineers use the 50K-gate logic capacity to implement custom trigger sequencers, pattern generators, and timing measurement blocks that ASICs cannot economically provide at low volume. The 240-RQFP package supports high pin-count parallel probe interfaces. Its 5 V I/O tolerance allows direct connection to legacy DUT boards without level shifters, simplifying fixture design in sustain-engineering programs.
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Programmable I/O Expander for Microprocessor Systems
Microprocessor systems based on 8051, x86, or PowerPC often need additional programmable I/O, custom interrupt controllers, or bus arbiters that fixed-function peripherals cannot provide. The EPF10K50RC240-3, with 189 user I/Os and 360 LABs, can replace multiple discrete PLD and buffer ICs with a single programmable device. Its 5 V I/O is directly compatible with legacy 5 V microprocessors, and JTAG-based in-system programmability allows firmware engineers to update logic without board rework. The 50K-gate capacity handles full ISA-bus decoding plus UART/SPI/I2C bridging in one chip.
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Military / Aerospace Sustainment Programs
Long-lifecycle military and aerospace platforms often sustain FLEX 10K designs through their 20-30 year service lives, requiring continued sourcing of EPF10K50RC240-3. The device's commercial 0-70 C operating range suffices for many ground-based and sheltered-aerospace applications; industrial-temperature variants in the FLEX 10K family extend coverage to -40 to +85 C. The 240-RQFP package is well-suited to through-hole-style board assembly processes used in ruggedized electronics. Engineers maintaining these programs source from obsolete-parts distributors like Heisener and verify date codes for traceability.
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Educational FPGA Lab Platforms
University and training-laboratory FPGA courses continue to use FLEX 10K devices because of extensive legacy teaching materials, open-source reference designs, and the simple MAX+PLUS II toolchain that runs on legacy Windows and Linux systems. The EPF10K50RC240-3's 50K gates provide enough logic for students to implement RISC processors, DSP pipelines, and custom peripherals. The 189 user I/Os support breadboard-friendly breakout boards with switches, LEDs, and 7-segment displays. Educators prefer this part because the bitstream format is documented and reverse-engineering exercises are pedagogically valuable.
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Data referensi engineering untuk EPF10K50RC240-3 — pembandingan, panduan desain, dan informasi konformitas.
Panduan Pemilihan
Pembandingan dengan Alternatif
| Parameter Umum | Produk Ini | EPF10K50RC240-3N | EPF10K50RC240-4N | EPF10K50RC240-4 | EPF10K30RC240-3 | EPF10K30RC240-3N | EPF10K40RC240-3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP | 240-RQFP |
| Brand | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) | Altera (Intel) |
| Usable Gates | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 40,000 |
| Speed Grade | -3 (fastest) | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Lead-Free (RoHS) | No (leaded) | Yes (Pb-free) | Yes (Pb-free) | No (leaded) | No (leaded) | Yes (Pb-free) | No (leaded) |
| Logic Cells | 2,880 | 2,880 | 2,880 | 2,880 | 1,728 | 1,728 | 2,304 |
| User I/Os | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 |
| Max Internal Frequency | 125 MHz | 125 MHz | 90 MHz (approx) | 90 MHz (approx) | 125 MHz | 125 MHz | 125 MHz |
| Supply Voltage | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V | 5 V |
Diferensiator Kunci
- Fastest speed grade in the FLEX 10K 240-RQFP family (vsEPF10K50RC240-4N)
- Higher logic capacity than 30K and 40K siblings in the same footprint (vsEPF10K30RC240-3 / EPF10K40RC240-3)
- Same-package compatibility with lead-free (-3N) variant for RoHS compliance (vsEPF10K50RC240-3N)
Catatan Desain
The EPF10K50RC240-3 requires a stable 5 V supply on VCCINT pins and a separate VCCIO rail (typically 3.3 V or 5 V depending on I/O bank configuration). Decoupling should follow the FLEX 10K datasheet recommendation: 0.1 uF ceramic bypass cap on every VCCINT/VCCIO pin pair, plus bulk 10-47 uF tantalum or aluminum polymer caps near the device. Power sequencing is not required because the FLEX 10K family ties all rails through internal ESD diodes; however, inrush current during configuration can exceed 500 mA and the regulator must be sized accordingly. Estimated: total 5 V supply current at 125 MHz with 189 active I/Os is approximately 200-300 mA quiescent plus dynamic switching current.
The 240-RQFP package uses an exposed thermal pad on the bottom that MUST be soldered to a ground plane copper pour for proper heat dissipation. Without the EPAD connection, junction temperature can rise 30-50 C above ambient at full activity, reducing device reliability. Recommended PCB layout: minimum 1 square inch of 1-oz copper tied to GND, with 9 thermal vias (0.3 mm drill) under the EPAD to inner ground planes. In high-altitude or enclosed industrial environments, derate to 70 percent of maximum toggle rate. Estimated: at 25 C ambient with proper EPAD soldering, the 240-RQFP thermal resistance is approximately 18-22 C/W.
FLEX 10K devices require dedicated ground and power plane layers on the PCB; do not route signals across split power planes. Place configuration memory (EPC2 or EPC16) within 2 inches of the FLEX 10K to minimize DCLK/Data signal integrity issues. JTAG chain routing should keep TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO traces under 6 inches and bypassed with 22 ohm series resistors near the FPGA. The 240-RQFP package has 0.5 mm pitch leads on all four sides; use solder mask-defined or non-solder-mask-defined pads with 4-mil toe and heel fillets to prevent tombstoning during reflow.
Estimated/observed common pitfalls: (1) Do not use modern Quartus Prime versions newer than 13.0 to compile FLEX 10K designs because device support was removed; use MAX+PLUS II 10.23 or Quartus Prime 13.0 sp1 in legacy mode. (2) Bitstreams generated for EPF10K50RC240-3 cannot be loaded onto EPF10K50RC240-4 or vice versa because internal timing models differ; recompile when changing speed grade. (3) The 'N' suffix variants (e.g. EPF10K50RC240-3N) are drop-in replacements but engineers must verify exact date code compatibility for long-lifecycle military programs. (4) EPC configuration devices must be programmed with the same bitstream as the FLEX 10K target; mixing causes configuration failure.
Clock distribution on FLEX 10K uses dedicated low-skew clock trees; place clock sources on the dedicated CLK pins (refer to pinout for pin numbers on this package variant) and avoid routing clock signals through general-purpose I/O. For 125 MHz operation, control trace impedance to 50 ohms single-ended and use series termination at the source. Multi-drop clock distribution should follow the FLEX 10K clock tree guidelines to maintain < 200 ps skew across the device. Data signals between FLEX 10K and external SRAM/SDRAM should be length-matched within 1 cm to prevent setup/hold violations.
Informasi Konformitas
EPF10K50RC240-3 is the standard leaded variant (non-RoHS); for RoHS-compliant assemblies use the -3N variant which carries Pb-free terminal finish. AEC-Q100 is not applicable for industrial-grade FPGA logic ICs. REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-minerals declarations were not present in the verified web data; consult the manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity for the specific date code.
