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Is Stratix II a speed upgrade for Arria GX?

Altera_Forum
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I'm designing in an Arria GX device, but am aware it is only available in speed grade 6. In looking for possible options for a faster device, I see that a Stratix II part appears almost identical in terms of architecture and pinouts, but is available in speed grades 5, 4, and 3. 

 

The two parts under consideration are: 

 

Arria GX -- EP1AGX60CF484CN 

Stratix II --EP2S60F484C3N 

 

Are there any significant differences between these two parts, other than speed? Is the Stratix II a drop-in replacement for the Arria GX part, other than re-compiling the design, and possible timing changes due to the speed differences? 

 

Thanks.
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Altera_Forum
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Never mind -- I was mistaken in determining the pinouts are compatible. They're not. My apologies.

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Altera_Forum
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Arria GX is the little brother of Stratix II GX. Stratix II is bigger, faster, has more logic, more memory, faster I/O, faster transceivers, etc. 

 

Jake
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