▶ Overview

The DE2 series has consistently been at the forefront of educational development boards by distinguishing itself with an abundance of interfaces to accommodate various application needs. Extending its leadership and success, Terasic announces the latest DE2-115 that features the Cyclone IV E device. Responding to increased versatile low-cost spectrum needs driven by the demand for mobile video, voice, data access, and the hunger for high-quality images, the new DE2-115 offers an optimal balance of low cost, low power and a rich supply of logic, memory and DSP capabilities.

The Cyclone EP4CE115 device equipped on the DE2-115 features 114,480 logic elements (LEs), the largest offered in the Cyclone IV E series, up to 3.9-Mbits of RAM, and 266 multipliers. In addition, it delivers an unprecedented combination of low cost and functionality, and lower power compared to previous generation Cyclone devices.

The DE2-115 adopts similar features from the earlier DE2 series primarily the DE2-70, as well as additional interfaces to support mainstream protocols including Gigabit Ethernet (GbE). A High-Speed Mezzanine Card (HSMC) connector is provided to support additional functionality and connectivity via HSMC daughter cards and cables. For large-scale ASIC prototype development, a connection can be made with two or more FPGA-based boards by means of a HSMC cable through the HSMC connector.

▶ Specifications

The DE2-115 Board

Cyclone® IV EP4CE115

• 114,480 logic elements (LEs)
• 3,888 Embedded memory (Kbits)
• 266 Embedded 18 x 18 multipliers
• 4 General-purpose PLLs
• 528 User I/Os

Configuration Device and USB-Blaster Circuit

• EPCS64 serial configuration device
• On-board USB-Blaster circuitry
• JTAG and AS mode configuration supported

Memory Devices

• 128MB (32Mx32bit) SDRAM
• 2MB (1Mx16) SRAM
• 8MB (4Mx16) Flash with 8-bit mode
• 32Kbit EEPROM

Switches and Indicators

• 18 switches and 4 push-buttons
• 18 red and 9 green LEDs
• Eight 7-segment displays

Audio

• 24-bit encoder/decoder(CODEC)
• line-in, line-out, and microphone-in jacks

Display

• 16x2 LCD module

On-Board Clocking Circuitry

• Three 50MHz oscillator clock inputs
• SMA connectors (external clock input/output)

SD Card Socket

• Provides SPI and 4-bit SD mode for SD Card access

Two Gigabit Ethernet Ports

• Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
• Supports Industrial Ethernet IP cores

172-pin High Speed Mezzanine Card (HSMC)

• Configurable I/O standards (voltage levels: 3.3/2.5/1.8/1.5V)

USB Type A and B

• Provide host and device controller compliant with USB 2.0
• Support data transfer at full-speed and low-speed
• PC driver available

40-pin Expansion Port

• Configurable I/O standards (voltage levels: 3.3/2.5/1.8/1.5V)

VGA-out Connector

• VGA DAC (high speed triple DACs)

DB-9 Serial Connector

• RS232 port with flow control

PS/2 Connector

• PS/2 connector for connecting a PS2 mouse or keyboard to the DE2-115

Remote Control

• Infrared receiver module

TV-in Connector

• TV decoder (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)

Power

• Desktop DC input
• Switching and step-down regulators LM3150MH

 

Connectivity

　　 Connect D5M

• Connect D5M with DE2-115

 

 Connect LTM

• Connect LTM with DE2-115

　　 Connect DVI-HSMC

• Connect DVI-HSMC with DE2-115

　　 Connect ADA-HSMC

• Connect ADA-HSMC with DE2-115

　　 Connect DCC-HSMC

• Connect DCC-HSMC with DE2-115

　　 Connect HTG (M)

• Connect HTG(M) with DE2-115

　　 Connect COMM

• Connect COMM with DE2-115
  
  

 

▶ Reources

Altera DE2-115 Development and Education Board

Reference Book:   
Modern Digital Designs with EDA, VHDL and FPGA   

Download

Documents

Title	Version	Size(KB)	Date Added	Download
DE2-115 User Manual	2.3	14048	2017-08-14
DE2-115_FAQ_v1.1		198	2012-06-07

CD-ROM

Title	Version	Size(KB)	Date Added	Download
DE2-115 CD-ROM (Cypress USB)	3.0.6		2018-07-03
DE2-115 Control Panel	2.2.0		2015-03-27
DE2-115 System Builder	2.0.1		2014-10-03
DE2-115 CD-ROM (NXP USB)	1.0.6		2012-07-21

Please note that all the source codes are provided "as-is". For further support or modification, please contact Terasic Support and your request will be transferred to Terasic Design Service.
More resources about IP and Dev. Kit are available on Intel User Forums.

 

Demonstrations

• PS2 Mouse
• IR Receiver
• TV Box
• SD Card Reader
• SD Card Music Player
• A Karaoke Machine
• Music Synthesizer
• Audio Recording and Playing
• USB Paintbrush
• USB Device
• Web Server

DE2-115 Tools

DE2-115 Control Panel – allows users to access various components on the DE2-115 platform from a host computer.

DE2-115 System Builder

DE2-115 System Builder – a powerful tool that comes with the DE2-115 board. This tool will allow users to create a Quartus II project file on their custom design for the DE2-115 board. The top-level design file, pin assignments, and I/O standard settings for the DE2-115 board will be generated automatically from this tool. In addition, through the GPIO and HSMC connectors you can select various daughter cards in conjunction with the DE2-115 using the DE2-115 System Builder.

Related course resources:

School: Universidad Pontificia BolivarianaInstructor:Prof. Holguer A. Becerra
Course 1: - [Publication] Signal processing and waves graphing acceleration using FPGA

School: University of Cambridge Professor: Simon Moore
Course 1: -CHERI: a research platform deconflating hardware virtualization and protection

Other course resources you might interested:

School: Cornell UniversitySenior Lecturer: Bruce Land
Course 1: - ECE5760 Advanced Microcontroller Design and system-on-chip [DE2]
Course 2: - ECE 5760 Simplified Floating Point for DSP [DE2]

 

▶ Kit Contents

▶ Applications

Open Source Release

Parallax Propeller 1   Open Source Hardware more information | Parallax

 

Video Demo : Four-Feed Security System Demonstration

In this demonstration, we observe a four-feed security system design on the DE2-115. One feed is from a DVD player input, and three other feeds come in through 5 megapixel cameras. Several functions are included in this design as well, such as zooming in and out, selecting individual feeds, and setting exposure levels. The DE2-115 is powered by an Altera Cyclone 4 FPGA.

*If the film is unavailable, please kindly try another link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlrAdS8eaxc

 

Video Demo : 3 Ways to Quickly Adapt to Changing Ethernet Protocols