Stratix III Device Family Technical Support Information

Data Sheets and Pin-Outs

• Stratix III Device Family Overview (PDF)
• Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF
• Stratix III Device Data Sheet (PDF)

Power

• Stratix III Early Power Estimator
• Stratix III FPGA Low Power Consumption Features
• Stratix III Programmable Power (PDF)
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• AN 437: Power Optimization in Stratix III FPGAs (PDF)

Documentation Highlights

• Programmable Power and Temperature Sensing Diode in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• External Memory Interfaces in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• High-Speed Differential I/O Interfaces with DPA in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the
  Stratix III Device Handbook(PDF)
• Design Security in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Design Security & Single Event Upset (SEU) Mitigation (PDF) section of the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• SEU Mitigation in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Design Security & Single Event Upset (SEU) Mitigation (PDF) section of the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• Stratix III FPGAs vs. Xilinx Virtex-5 Devices: Architecture and Performance Comparison (PDF)White Paper
• Design Security in Stratix III Devices (PDF) white paper

Design and Production

• Board Design Guidelines
• Hot Socketing and Power-On Reset in Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• Altera^® Development Kits
• AN 469: Stratix III Design Guidelines (PDF)

Programming and Configuration

• Configuring Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• Remote System Upgrades with Stratix III Devices (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook (PDF)
• MorphIO: An I/O Reconfiguration Solution for Altera Devices (PDF) white paper
  • Tcl File
  • Readme File
• FPGA Configuration Troubleshooter

Packaging and Operation

• Stratix III Device Package Information (PDF) chapter in the Stratix III Device Handbook(PDF)
• Stratix III FPGA Signal Integrity (PDF)
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Software Support

• Quartus II Development Software Handbook
• Quartus II Software Overview
• Quartus II Web Edition Software
• Area and Timing Optimization (PDF) chapter of the Quartus II Development Software Handbook 
• Design Planning with the Quartus II Software (PDF) chapter of the Quartus II Development Software Handbook 
• TimeQuest Timing Analyzer (PDF) chapter of the Quartus II Development Software Handbook 
• I/O Management (PDF) chapter of the
  Quartus II Handbook
• Power Optimization (PDF) chapter of the Quartus II Development Software Handbook 
• Signal Integrity with Third-Party Tools (PDF) chapter of the Quartus II Development Software Handbook
• AN 471: High-Performance FPGA PLL Analysis with TimeQuest (PDF)

Part Numbers and Ordering Information

• Ordering Information in Stratix III Device Family Overview Stratix III Device Handbook(PDF)
• Altera Product Catalog (PDF)
• Stratix III FPGAs Overview

Training

• Stratix III Devices: Features and Capabilities (Online Training)