EP1K30QI208-3N - 30K Gate ACEX 1K FPGA, 147 I/O, 208-PQFP | Intel (Altera)
MPN: EP1K30QI208-3N β End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $38.5 | $38.50 |
| 10 | $34.2 | $342.00 |
| 100 | $28.75 | $2,875.00 |
| 500 | $22.4 | $11,200.00 |
| 1,000 | $18.1 | $18,100.00 |
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View Datasheet βEP1K30QI208-3N Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Series | ACEX 1K |
| Family | ACEX-1K |
| Logic Elements / Cells | 1728 |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 |
| Number of I/O | 147 |
| Number of Dedicated Inputs | 6 |
| Number of Gates (typical) | 30000 |
| Number of Embedded Array Blocks | 6 |
| Core Supply Voltage | 2.375 V to 2.625 V (nominal 2.5 V) |
| I/O Standards | LVTTL, LVCMOS (multi-voltage I/O) |
| Operating Temperature | -40 C to +85 C (industrial) |
| Speed Grade | -3 |
| Package | 208-pin PQFP / FQFP (S-PQFP-G208), 0.5 mm pitch |
| Configuration Memory | Volatile SRAM (serial configuration required) |
| Programming Interface | JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) + serial configuration |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount (fine-pitch QFP) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
EP1K30QI208-3N Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | I/O β User I/O pin |
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| Pin 15 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
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| Pin 25 | DCLK β Configuration clock input |
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| Pin 29 | DATA0 β Configuration data input |
| Pin 30 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 31 | nCONFIG β Configuration control (active-low) |
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| Pin 46 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
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| Pin 56 | MSEL0 β Configuration mode select |
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| Pin 60 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 65 | VCCIO β I/O supply voltage |
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| Pin 70 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 71 | nCE β Chip enable (active-low, cascade) |
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| Pin 76 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
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| Pin 86 | nSTATUS β Configuration status (active-low) |
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| Pin 100 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 101 | CONF_DONE β Configuration done (active-high) |
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| Pin 106 | DEV_CLRn β Device clear (active-low) |
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| Pin 110 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
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| Pin 121 | TDI β JTAG test data input |
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| Pin 125 | TDO β JTAG test data output |
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| Pin 141 | TCK β JTAG test clock |
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| Pin 145 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (2.5 V) |
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| Pin 151 | TMS β JTAG test mode select |
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| Pin 181 | CLK1 β Dedicated clock input 1 |
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| Pin 185 | CLK2 β Dedicated clock input 2 |
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Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
EP1K30QI208-3N is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial PLC Interface Cards, Telecom Line-Card Glue Logic, Medical Instrument Front-Panel Controllers, Legacy Parallel-Bus Bridges, Compact PCI Peripheral Controllers, Retrofit of Legacy Altera Designs.
Industrial PLC Interface Cards
The EP1K30QI208-3N suits industrial PLC interface cards that must bridge legacy parallel buses (PC/104, ISA, VME) to modern backplanes. With 147 user I/O pins and 6 dedicated inputs, the device can absorb multi-port handshake logic, custom protocol converters, and encoder/decoder blocks that would otherwise require several discrete PALs and glue logic. The 30K-gate density leaves margin for interrupt controllers and mailbox FIFOs, while the industrial -40 C to +85 C rating handles factory-floor thermal stress. Unlike a CPLD, the FPGA can host multiple parallel state machines without routing congestion. Typical designs use the EP1K30 as the I/O concentrator between an embedded SBC and the analog I/O stage.
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Telecom Line-Card Glue Logic
In telecom line cards, the EP1K30QI208-3N is commonly used to consolidate HDLC controllers, framer glue, alarm scanners, and timeslot crossbar switches onto a single programmable device. The 24,576 RAM bits are sufficient to hold small FIFOs for traffic shaping on T1/E1 backplanes, and the MultiVolt I/O simplifies 3.3 V to 5 V interfacing with legacy framer ASICs without external level shifters. The -3 speed grade comfortably meets E1 (2.048 MHz) and T1 (1.544 MHz) backplane timing with several hundred MHz of internal fMAX headroom. Industrial temperature handling supports outside-plant cabinets and central-office deployments.
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Medical Instrument Front-Panel Controllers
The EP1K30QI208-3N fits medical instrument front panels that need to debounce keypads, drive character LCDs, multiplex LED arrays, and buffer serial links to the main processor. The 147 user I/O count easily covers a 4x5 keypad scan matrix, parallel LCD interface, and dedicated indicator LEDs, while the SRAM-based configuration allows last-minute UI customization without board respins. With 1,728 logic elements, designers can also embed a small timer/counter chain for infusion-pump or patient-monitor subsystems. Industrial temperature grading plus lead-free PQFP packaging meets hospital equipment reliability expectations.
Recommended
Legacy Parallel-Bus Bridges
The EP1K30QI208-3N is widely deployed as a bus bridge between legacy microcontrollers (8051, 68K, MIPS) and modern peripherals such as SDRAM controllers, Ethernet MACs, or USB device chips. The FPGA absorbs wait-state insertion, address decoding, and chip-select generation in hardware, freeing the host CPU from interrupt-driven bus emulation. The 208-pin PQFP footprint is large enough to expose dedicated control pins for bus request/grant, while 24,576 RAM bits can hold small mailbox FIFOs between the two domains. Engineers upgrading old designs use the FPGA to extend product life without an ASIC re-spin.
Recommended
Compact PCI Peripheral Controllers
In Compact PCI and PMC mezzanine designs, the EP1K30QI208-3N acts as a custom peripheral controller implementing protocol adaptation, DMA handshaking, and local interrupt arbitration. The 147 user I/O plus dedicated clock inputs map neatly onto PCI local-bus signals and provide additional general-purpose lines for mezzanine I/O expansion. The -3 speed grade delivers sufficient timing margin for 33 MHz PCI operation, while the industrial temperature rating supports chassis temperature requirements. Volatile SRAM configuration means designers can update firmware personality in the field without re-soldering.
Recommended
Retrofit of Legacy Altera Designs
Many long-life industrial products continue to specify the EP1K30QI208-3N for retrofit and sustaining-engineering builds. Because the 208-pin PQFP footprint, configuration sequence, and Quartus toolchain support have remained stable across ACEX 1K die revisions, designers can swap equivalent speed grades without rerunning timing closure from scratch. The drop-in nature of the EP1K30QI208-2N (faster speed grade) and EP1K30QC208-3N (commercial temp) makes the family a flexible sustainment platform. The lead-free PQFP package aligns with current RoHS reflow profiles even on boards designed before 2006.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EP1K30QI208-2N | EP1K30QC208-3N | EP1K30QC208-3 | EP1K30QC208-2N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | 208-PQFP (0.5 mm pitch) | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same | 208-PQFP - same |
| Brand | Altera (Intel PSG) | Altera - same | Altera - same | Altera - same | Altera - same |
| Family / Logic Elements | ACEX 1K / 1728 LEs | ACEX 1K / 1728 LEs - same | ACEX 1K / 1728 LEs - same | ACEX 1K / 1728 LEs - same | ACEX 1K / 1728 LEs - same |
| Speed Grade | -3 | -2 (faster) | -3 - same | -3 - same | -2 (faster) |
| Operating Temperature | -40 C to +85 C (industrial) | -40 C to +85 C - same | 0 C to +70 C (commercial) | 0 C to +70 C (commercial) | 0 C to +70 C (commercial) |
| User I/O Count | 147 | 147 - same | 147 - same | 147 - same | 147 - same |
| Total RAM Bits | 24576 | 24576 - same | 24576 - same | 24576 - same | 24576 - same |
| Core Voltage | 2.5 V (2.375-2.625 V) | 2.5 V - same | 2.5 V - same | 2.5 V - same | 2.5 V - same |
Key Differentiators
- Industrial temperature rating with same-die pin compatibility (vs EP1K30QC208-3N)
- Faster speed grade drop-in path (vs EP1K30QI208-2N)
- Compact 208-PQFP outline vs higher-density FPGAs (vs EP1K100QI208-3N)
Design Notes
The EP1K30QI208-3N core runs on a 2.5 V supply (VCCINT, 2.375-2.625 V) while VCCIO pins must be tied to 3.3 V, 2.5 V, or 1.8 V depending on the I/O standard chosen. Decouple every VCCINT/VCCIO pair with a 0.1 uF ceramic placed within 5 mm of the package pin, plus a bulk 10-100 uF tantalum or polymer cap on each rail. Estimated: ICCINT for a fully utilized EP1K30 is on the order of 100-200 mA at 2.5 V plus I/O switching current; design the 2.5 V regulator for at least 500 mA of headroom to avoid voltage droop during configuration bursts.
The 208-pin PQFP at 0.5 mm pitch demands a 4-layer PCB with continuous power planes underneath the package. Fan-out the fine-pitch leads on the outer top layer using short, equal-length traces with a maximum 1:1 trace-to-pad aspect ratio to maintain manufacturing yield. Add a 5 mm keep-out around the package body for probe access, and place the EPC2/EPC8 configuration PROM within 50 mm of DCLK/DATA0/nCONFIG to avoid signal-integrity issues during configuration.
JTAG chain integrity is critical for ACEX 1K in-system programming. TMS and TDI should be weakly pulled up to VCCIO via 10 kohm resistors to keep the JTAG state machine in a known state during power-up. TCK should be routed as a controlled-impedance trace with a series 33 ohm damping resistor at the driver. The nCONFIG line must be held low for at least 8 us after VCCINT stable to ensure a clean configuration cycle, and CONF_DONE should be weakly pulled high to detect configuration failures.
Do not confuse the EP1K30QI208-3N (industrial -40 to +85 C, speed grade -3) with the EP1K30QC208-3N (commercial 0 to +70 C, speed grade -3) - the part numbers look nearly identical. Do not assume configuration memory is non-volatile - without an external EPC2/EPC8 PROM the device powers up unconfigured and all I/O will be tri-stated. Finally, do not hot-swap the configuration PROM in-circuit; always assert nCONFIG low before reprogramming to avoid bus contention on the configuration pins.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliant and lead-free per Altera / Intel PSG product declaration. Not AEC-Q100 qualified (industrial-grade FPGAs are typically not AEC-Q100 unless explicitly designated).
