EP3CLS200F780C7

The EP3CLS200F780C7 is an advanced embedded field programmable gate array (FPGA) device from Altera Corporation. It integrates high-performance embedded memory blocks and custom IP cores onto a single chip, making it the ideal choice for creative designs that require high-performance and low power consumption.

The EP3CLS200F780C7 combines the flexibility of a high performance programmable platform with an embedded multicore architecture. It can be used to integrate various hardware peripherals, implements custom IP software cores, and allows system architects to develop embedded systems with significant performance gains. The device also offers high system integration, low latency and high-speed communications, and a wide range of data and IO interfaces.

Essentially, EP3CLS200F780C7 is deployed in a range of applications, including industrial and consumer appliances, military, communications systems, automotive, aerospace and medical applications. The embedded memory architecture reduces power consumption while providing the scalability necessary for many of these disparate applications, making it ideal for versatile designs.

As far as the working principle of EP3CLS200F780C7 is concerned, the device uses a customizable architecture composed of configurable logic blocks and an integrated memory block. It also implements Altera’s Qsys system-level integration tool and IP cores. Designers can program the device with almost any logic functions, to whatever applications suite their design needs. This includes programmable logic such as memory, DSP, Timers, PLLs, etc., and unlike ASICs, the FPGA can be re-programmed over and over again.

Programming is accomplished by converting the desired logic functions into a configuration register map and then loading this map into the device. This is done using an industry-standard programming language such as Verilog or VHDL, as well as powerful design tools such as QuartusII. Once the program is loaded, the device can be made operational. The device is also reprogrammable, meaning it can be used again and again for a variety of applications.

The EP3CLS200F780C7 sets a new benchmark in embedded system design, providing high performance, low power consumption and scalability of features. With its high level of integration, low latency and wide range of data and IO interfaces, the device is suitable for a variety of applications from consumer electronics to automotive, aerospace, and medical.