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apatro

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Apr 30, 2010 6:50 AM

How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

I am planning to implement USB 3.0 interface for Altera Cyclone III FPGA board. The need for USB 3.0 came from more speed requirements. SuperSpeed USB 3.0 supports a maximum data rate of 4.8 gigabits per second offering 10x performance increase over Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0).

Comparison of USB 3.0 to USB 2.0

Features	USB 3.0	USB 2.0
Speed	Upto 4.8 Gb/s	upto 480 Mb/s
Signaling	Dual-simplex four wire differential signaling	Two wire differential signaling
Data flow	Full duplex	Half duplex
Power Management	Multi-level which supports idle, sleep, and suspend	Port-level that has two levels of entry/exit latency
Cable types	Shielded differential pair (SDP)	Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
Cable Wires	8 total	4 total
Traffic Flow	Asynchronous	Polled
Packet Traffic	Explicitly routed	Broadcast to all devices

What functional block and peripheral devices should be required in the Cyclone FPGA board design to implement SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface ?Any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated.

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1. Apr 30, 2010 8:24 AM (in response to apatro)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

can I use USB 3.0 controller µPD720200 chip from NEC for my soulution ? any comments??

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2. May 18, 2010 11:06 PM (in response to apatro)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

Hi Anil,

When considering the Cyclone III FPGA, what is the most important feature to you?

like I/O pins,high perfomance, low power, memory, low cost, please specify if any other....

in this development are you considering Cyclone IV FPGA also?

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suresh

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3. May 20, 2010 12:01 AM (in response to suresh)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

The important feature will be high performance and low cost. We are considering now Cyclone III FPGA board with USB3.0 interface.

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4. May 20, 2010 12:15 AM (in response to apatro)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

How about to use Texas USB1310 PHY IC for USB3.0 interface ? Any suggestion or tips ?

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5. May 20, 2010 1:01 AM (in response to apatro)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

Can I have the reference design using USB1310 PHY?

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6. May 31, 2010 6:02 AM (in response to chethanrs)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

you can refer this link where a top level architecture is shown -
http://www.slscorp.com/pages/ipusb30sls.php

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Nazia Gadhia

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7. Sep 6, 2011 11:35 PM (in response to apatro)
Re: How to implement USB 3.0 with Altera Cyclone III FPGA ?

Check out the tutorial video at: http://vimeo.com/26366020

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