EPM5130WC-1AA - 128-Macrocell MAX 5000 PLD, 40ns, 50MHz | Altera
MPN: EPM5130WC-1AA β End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $85 | $85.00 |
| 10 | $76.5 | $765.00 |
| 100 | $68 | $6,800.00 |
| 500 | $60.75 | $30,375.00 |
| 1,000 | $54.25 | $54,250.00 |
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| Device Family | MAX 5000 |
| Macrocell Count | 128 |
| Number of Logic Array Blocks | 8 (typical for MAX 5130) |
| Propagation Delay (tPD, max) | 40 ns |
| Maximum Toggle Frequency (fCNT) | 50 MHz |
| Dedicated Inputs | 19 |
| I/O Pins | 48 |
| Total Inputs (incl. I/O feedback) | 68 |
| Total Outputs | 48 |
| Process Technology | 5 V CMOS, UV-erasable |
| Package | Windowed Ceramic WQFP (AA suffix) |
| Supply Voltage (VCC) | 5 V nominal |
| Programming Method | UV erase + EPROM programming |
| RoHS Status | unknown (legacy package, likely non-compliant) |
| Logic-to-Pin Ratio | Highest in-class per Altera marketing literature |
EPM5130WC-1AA Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin (macrocell-backed) |
| Pin 2 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 3 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 4 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 5 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 6 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 7 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 8 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 9 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 10 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 11 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 12 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 13 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 15 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 16 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 17 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 18 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 19 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 20 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 22 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 23 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 24 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 25 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 26 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 27 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 28 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 29 | VCC β 5 V supply |
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| Pin 32 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 33 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 34 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
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| Pin 37 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 38 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 39 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 40 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 42 | VCC β 5 V supply |
| Pin 43 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 44 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 45 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 46 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 48 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 49 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 50 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 51 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 53 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 54 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 55 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 56 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 57 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 58 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 59 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 60 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 61 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 62 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
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| Pin 64 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 65 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 66 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 67 | VCC β 5 V supply |
| Pin 68 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 69 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 70 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 71 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 72 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 73 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 74 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 75 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 76 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
| Pin 77 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 78 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 79 | INPUT β Dedicated input pin |
| Pin 80 | I/O β General-purpose I/O pin |
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
EPM5130WC-1AA is suitable for 6 applications: Legacy Industrial Control Glue Logic, Telecom Interface and Bus Decoder Logic, Military and Aerospace Windowed-Erasable Logic, State-Machine Replacement of Discrete 74LS/74F Glue, Test Equipment and Instrumentation Front-End Logic, Automotive ECU Replacement Boards (Pre-CAN Era).
Legacy Industrial Control Glue Logic
The EPM5130WC-1AA fits legacy industrial control boards because its 128 macrocells and 48 I/O lines can replace dozens of 74LS/74F TTL packages while delivering 40 ns propagation delay - fast enough for 5 V PLC backplane decoding and motor-control interlock logic. Its 5 V CMOS, TTL-compatible I/O makes it a drop-in voltage match for industrial controllers built before the 3.3 V transition. The windowed ceramic WQFP package supports in-house UV erasure and reprogramming, which keeps field-repair workflows viable for plants with multi-decade equipment lifecycles. Compared with a discrete 74LS solution, the EPM5130WC-1AA reduces board area by 60-70% and cuts power consumption by roughly 40%. Engineers maintaining 1990s-era PLCs and CNC controllers find this part remains serviceable for address decoding, handshake sequencing, and watchdog timing functions where the original PLD was the system's central glue-logic hub.
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Telecom Interface and Bus Decoder Logic
The EPM5130WC-1AA's 50 MHz toggle frequency and 40 ns tPD suit telecom interface boards that need address decoding, wait-state generation, and bus arbitration for legacy STD/ISA/VMEbus peripherals. The 68 input count (48 I/O + 19 dedicated) is more than enough to fully decode 24-bit address lines plus 8 chip-selects in a single device, replacing 6-8 discrete 74LS138/139/688 decoder trees. The 5 V CMOS signaling is natively TTL-compatible with the bus transceivers of the era. Designers use this part for protocol-state machines on E1/T1 framers and on early SONET tributary cards. The windowed ceramic package supports field re-programming when telecom carriers roll out new framing standards. Compared with PALCE20V8 equivalents, the EPM5130WC-1AA delivers 6x the macrocell density at a comparable per-I/O cost.
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Military and Aerospace Windowed-Erasable Logic
The EPM5130WC-1AA in its AA-suffix windowed ceramic package is well-suited to military and aerospace platforms that mandate UV-erasable, reprogrammable logic for mission-configurable avionics and radar signal-conditioning subsystems. The ceramic hermetic package offers superior thermal performance and mechanical robustness versus plastic PLCC alternatives, with operating-temperature ranges typically spanning -55 C to +125 C. The MAX 5000 architecture is well-documented in legacy MIL-HDBK and is still referenced in long-lifecycle aerospace BOMs. Designers rely on the windowed package for in-house firmware revisions when platform deployments span 20-30 years. Compared with newer Flash-based CPLDs, the EPM5130WC-1AA provides one important property: the EPROM configuration cell is radiation-tolerant in ways modern SRAM-based FPGAs are not.
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State-Machine Replacement of Discrete 74LS/74F Glue
The EPM5130WC-1AA's 128 macrocells can absorb a full Moore or Mealy state machine plus all associated output decode and input-conditioning logic in a single chip, eliminating the 8-12 discrete 74LS/74F packages typically required. With a 50 MHz toggle frequency the device comfortably implements 8-16 state FSMs at full system clock rates. Designers porting legacy state machines from schematics to a single PLD benefit from MAX+PLUS II graphical capture, which preserves the original AND/OR logic intent. The 5 V CMOS I/O is directly TTL-compatible, avoiding level-shifters when interfacing to legacy bus drivers. Compared with discrete TTL, the consolidated PLD reduces PCB area by 70%, cuts power by 40%, and improves timing closure because all paths share the same 40 ns propagation-delay budget.
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Test Equipment and Instrumentation Front-End Logic
The EPM5130WC-1AA suits bench-top test equipment where 128 macrocells implement scan-chain controllers, multiplexer address decoders, and timing-pattern generators for legacy ATE platforms. The 40 ns tPD allows 25 MHz stimulus-pattern generation, while 48 I/O lines easily fan out to 32-channel scanner cards. The 5 V CMOS signaling mates with legacy instrumentation op-amps and comparators without level translation. The windowed ceramic package supports on-bench re-programming when test programs evolve. Compared with discrete 74F logic, the EPM5130WC-1AA consolidates the entire sequencer into a single package, simplifying test-program bring-up. Engineers maintaining 1990s-vintage IC testers and board-test fixtures continue to use MAX 5000 PLDs as the timing backbone.
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Automotive ECU Replacement Boards (Pre-CAN Era)
The EPM5130WC-1AA is occasionally specified in pre-1995 automotive ECU replacement boards where 5 V CMOS logic and 128 macrocells suffice for ignition-timing state machines, fuel-injection pulse generators, and sensor-signal conditioning. Its TTL-compatible I/O interfaces directly to legacy bipolar sensor front-ends, and the 40 ns tPD handles 20 kHz engine-speed loops with comfortable margin. The windowed ceramic AA package is specified for under-hood environments where plastic packages might degrade. Compared with modern automotive MCUs, the EPM5130WC-1AA offers deterministic, interrupt-free logic - useful in safety-critical subsystems where firmware-update complexity is undesirable. Restoration specialists for classic vehicles (1985-1995 model years) frequently source this part for ECU repair.
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Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EPM5130WC-1 | EPM5130QC-1 | EPM5130LC | EPM5130JI | EPM5130JC-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package | Windowed Ceramic WQFP (AA) | Windowed Ceramic WQFP | Windowed Ceramic WQFP | PLCC | PLCC | PLCC |
| Brand | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera |
| Macrocell Count | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| Propagation Delay (tPD) | 40 ns | 40 ns | 40 ns | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | 40 ns |
| Maximum Toggle Frequency | 50 MHz | 50 MHz | 50 MHz | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | 50 MHz |
| Dedicated Inputs | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| I/O Pins | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
| Technology | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM | 5 V CMOS UV-EPROM |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Key Differentiators
- AA-suffix windowed ceramic WQFP package - field-reprogrammable via UV (vs EPM5130WC-1 (non-AA suffix variant))
- Same 128-macrocell density and 40 ns tPD across full MAX 5130 family (vs EPM5128GM/883B (mil-screened))
- True drop-in replacement within Altera MAX 5000 family (vs Cypress CY7C341-25RI cross-brand equivalent)
Design Notes
The EPM5130WC-1AA is UV-erasable, so any board rework that exposes the package to ambient UV (including sunlight through windows and certain fluorescent lamps) can erase configuration over time. According to Altera MAX 5000 application notes, parts exposed to direct sunlight for 1-2 weeks may begin losing programmed state; always use opaque labels on the windowed package in field-deployed equipment.
The windowed ceramic WQFP package requires careful PCB footprint design to ensure reliable UV erasure in the field. According to MAX 5000 datasheet recommendations, keep the package window at least 3 mm away from tall components that would shadow the erasure lamp, and avoid placing heat sinks over the window. Reserve board space for a quartz-window erasure socket if in-house UV erasure is required.
Estimated: at 50 MHz toggle frequency across all 48 outputs with 50% switching, the EPM5130WC-1AA draws approximately 80-120 mA from a 5 V supply. Design the VCC rail with a 0.1 uF ceramic bypass capacitor at each VCC pin plus a 10 uF bulk tantalum. The 5 V CMOS supply tolerance is +/-10%, but for production programming margin hold VCC within +/-5% during in-system programming operations.
Compliance Information
The MAX 5000 family predates RoHS/REACH; ceramic WQFP packages typically use lead-bearing terminations. AEC-Q100 not applicable for legacy industrial PLD.
