EPM5192GC84-1 - 192-Macrocell CMOS UV PLD, 84-pin PGA | Altera
MPN: EPM5192GC84-1 ✗ End of Life| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $28.5 | $28.50 |
| 10 | $24.75 | $247.50 |
| 100 | $19.9 | $1,990.00 |
| 500 | $16.4 | $8,200.00 |
| 1,000 | $14.2 | $14,200.00 |
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View Datasheet →EPM5192GC84-1 Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | MAX 5000 |
| Product Type | UV-Erasable/OTP Complex PLD (CPLD) |
| Technology | CMOS (EPROM-cell based) |
| Macrocells | 192 |
| Propagation Delay (tPD) | 40 ns (speed grade -1) |
| Maximum Clock Frequency | 50 MHz |
| Supply Voltage (VCC) | 4.75 V to 5.25 V |
| Dedicated Inputs | 7 |
| User I/O Pins | 64 |
| Total Inputs / Outputs | 72 inputs / 64 outputs |
| Architecture | Shared input/clock and shared product terms |
| Package | 84-pin PGA (Pin Grid Array), WPGA code |
| Temperature Grade | Commercial |
| Mounting Type | Through-hole (PGA socket) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant (per third-party distributor listing) |
| Programming Method | UV erasure (quartz window) + EPROM programmer |
| Logic Element Type | Macrocells with AND/OR array |
EPM5192GC84-1 84-pin pga (pin grid array), wpga code Pin Configuration Guide
Complete pinout information for EPM5192GC84-1 (84-pin pga (pin grid array), wpga code package) with 64 pins. This digital IC includes GPIO, communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C), and power pins. Refer to the manufacturer datasheet for alternate pin functions and configuration options. Essential for embedded system design and PCB layout.
No detailed pinout data available for EPM5192GC84-1.
Refer to the datasheet for full pin configuration.
Estimated pin count: 64 pins (digital package)
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
EPM5192GC84-1 is suitable for 6 applications: Address Decoding and Bus Arbitration, Industrial Glue-Logic Replacement, Telecommunications Backplane Controllers, Disk Controller State Machines, Legacy Computing Peripheral Interfaces, Avionics and Military Test Equipment (Legacy).
Address Decoding and Bus Arbitration
The EPM5192GC84-1's 192 macrocells and 40 ns propagation delay make it well-suited for AT/ISA and VMEbus address decoding in legacy computing peripherals. Its 64 user I/O pins can map an entire 24-bit address space plus chip-select outputs for 8-16 peripheral devices. The 40 ns tPD comfortably meets the 125 ns AT-bus cycle budget even when cascaded with a 74F245 transceiver, and the 5 V CMOS I/O matches TTL bus thresholds directly. Designers appreciate that the non-volatile macrocells implement the decode map instantly at power-up with no FPGA configuration wait, critical for boot-ROM and reset-vector steering in 386/486-era systems. Shared product-term architecture lets one macrocell fan out to multiple chip-selects, reducing macrocell count by up to 30 percent.
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Industrial Glue-Logic Replacement
The EPM5192GC84-1 replaces dozens of 22V10 PAL/GAL and 74LS discrete-logic packages in industrial PLC and motor-drive control boards, where its 192 macrocells can absorb an entire board's worth of combinatorial and registered logic. The 84-pin PGA through-hole package suits legacy through-hole industrial backplanes and the 5 V supply matches the 5 V TTL rails common in motor controllers. UV-erase capability lets field engineers reprogram the device for variant builds without removing it from the board if a socket is used, while OTP-mode programming supports high-volume production runs. The 50 MHz fMAX is adequate for encoder decoding, PWM generation, and quadrature input handling at industrial servo rates up to a few hundred kHz.
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Telecommunications Backplane Controllers
The EPM5192GC84-1 served as the central state machine and protocol converter in 1990s telecommunications backplanes, including T1/E1 framer control, HDLC channel aggregation, and SCSI-bus management. Its 192 macrocells provide enough capacity to implement a full multi-channel state machine, while the 40 ns tPD allows real-time response to line-side interrupts. The 64 I/O pins support multi-drop backplane buses with parallel chip-select and interrupt-acknowledge signalling. UV-erase lets telecom OEMs iterate protocol firmware in the lab, and the ceramic PGA package offers the long-term reliability demanded by central-office equipment. The part's instant-on non-volatile behaviour eliminates FPGA configuration-loader complexity.
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Disk Controller State Machines
The EPM5192GC84-1 was widely used as the sequencer and state-machine controller in SCSI, IDE, and floppy disk controllers of the early 1990s, where its 192 macrocells could encode multi-state read/write pipelines. Its 40 ns propagation delay allowed it to keep pace with single-ended SCSI transfer rates up to 5 MB/s, while its 64 I/O pins accommodated the wide parallel data and control paths required by disk interfaces. The shared product-term architecture efficiently encoded the next-state decode logic common in disk sequencers, reducing macrocell consumption by approximately 25 percent versus AND/OR-only designs. Designers valued the deterministic power-on behaviour: the disk controller state machine is alive within nanoseconds of VCC stable, critical for boot-device identification.
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Legacy Computing Peripheral Interfaces
The EPM5192GC84-1 functioned as the protocol bridge between microprocessors and peripherals such as parallel ports, keyboard controllers, floppy drive interfaces, and game ports on 386/486 motherboards. Its 192 macrocells comfortably absorbed the entire peripheral glue-logic block previously implemented with 6-10 discrete TTL chips, freeing board area for higher-value functions. The 5 V TTL-compatible I/O mapped directly to ISA bus signal levels without level translation, and the 40 ns tPD easily met 8 MHz AT-bus timing. The ceramic PGA package's through-hole mounting suited the through-hole backplane designs typical of late-1980s motherboards, where socketed CPLDs simplified field upgrades and BIOS-vendor rework.
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Avionics and Military Test Equipment (Legacy)
The EPM5192GC84-1 found use in military and avionics test equipment of the 1990s, including MIL-STD-1553 bus monitors, radar timing generators, and flight-line diagnostics, where its UV-erase programmability allowed field updates to test patterns. Although not radiation-hardened by modern standards, the ceramic PGA package offered better thermal and mechanical robustness than plastic alternatives in airborne environments. Its 192 macrocells were sufficient for MIL-STD-1553 command/response encoding, Manchester encoding/decoding glue, and timing-pulse generation. The 5 V CMOS core was tolerant of the noisy 28 V aircraft power bus after external regulation. The non-volatile behaviour was critical: test equipment must power up immediately for flight-line readiness checks.
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Engineering reference data for EPM5192GC84-1 — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | EPM5192GC84 | EPM5192GC1 | EPM5192AGC84-20 | EPM5192AGC84-15 | EPM5192AGC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera | Altera |
| Package | 84-pin PGA | 84-pin PGA - same | 84-pin PGA - same | 84-pin PGA - same | 84-pin PGA - same | 84-pin PGA - same |
| Macrocells | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
| Propagation Delay (tPD) | 40 ns | 55 ns | 40 ns | 20 ns | 15 ns | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| Maximum Clock Frequency | 50 MHz | 33.3 MHz | 50 MHz | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
| User I/O Pins | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Supply Voltage | 4.75 V to 5.25 V | 4.75 V to 5.25 V | 4.75 V to 5.25 V | 4.75 V to 5.25 V | 4.75 V to 5.25 V | 4.75 V to 5.25 V |
| Speed Grade Suffix | -1 (fastest) | no suffix (slowest) | -1 | -20 (faster) | -15 (fastest A-grade) | no suffix |
| Lifecycle Status | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete | Obsolete |
Key Differentiators
- Fastest 192-macrocell speed grade in the MAX 5000 family (vs EPM5192GC84 (no -1 suffix))
- Higher macrocell density than most MAX 5000 grades (vs EPM5064 series (64 macrocells))
- UV-erase flexibility versus OTP-only variants (vs EPM5192AJC84-15 (one-time programmable))
Design Notes
Estimated: at maximum static power dissipation of approximately 1.5 W (per MAX 5000 datasheet typical ICC versus VCC and frequency), and a typical ceramic PGA-84 theta_JA of about 25 C/W in still air, the junction temperature rise is roughly 38 C above ambient. In a sealed enclosure at 50 C ambient, this keeps Tj well below the 150 C commercial limit, but designers should still provide at least 1 square inch of copper area on adjacent internal PCB planes for thermal spreading.
The 84-pin PGA package requires a through-hole PGA socket or direct pin soldering on a 0.1 inch grid. Socket-mounting is strongly recommended for UV-erase re-programmability, since de-soldering a PGA is impractical. Use a machined-pin socket with low-profile standoffs to maintain mechanical rigidity. Place at least one 0.1 uF decoupling capacitor per VCC pin pair within 5 mm of the package, plus a single 10 uF bulk tantalum or ceramic capacitor near the supply entry point.
Do not assume a 3.3 V supply will work — the EPM5192GC84-1 is a 5 V part and 3.3 V input signals may not reach valid CMOS VIH levels. Use a 74HCT245 or 74LVT245 level translator when interfacing with 3.3 V peripherals. Also, the UV-erase window quartz lid is fragile; cover it with opaque tape during board assembly to prevent accidental erasure from ambient UV exposure (including strong fluorescent lighting over weeks).
Route all I/O signals on inner PCB layers to minimize crosstalk into the analog-sensitive dedicated clock pins. Keep the dedicated clock inputs (typically pins shared with I/O on MAX 5000) short and surrounded by ground traces. The shared input/clock architecture means a macrocell clock pin also serves as a generic input when not used as a clock — place high-speed clocks on these pins and reserve general I/O for slower signals.
Compliance Information
RoHS compliance per third-party Alibaba distributor listing (EPM5192GC84-1 listing). REACH, halogen-free, and conflict-mineral status not explicitly documented for this obsolete part; AEC-Q100 not applicable (commercial-grade CPLD).
