A-ESTF V2 EP4CE22 Board

• This card was on the market for a while but has been hard to find lately (2020-01).
  • Link to board on AliExpress

Core Board Features

• Board DC5V input
• FPGA:EP4CE22F17C8N
• SDRAM:256M bit
• SPI FLASH configuration : 64M bit
  • M25P64 - use EPCS64 option in Quartus II
• 50M CLK input
• Optional crystal oscillator
• 2 pushbuttons
  • Key2, Key3
• One key reconfig FPGA
• One LED output , use test board display.
• BANK1, BANK2, BANK3 VCCIO
  • J1 sets 2.5V or 3.3V,
• BANK4, BANK5, BANK6 VCCIO
  • J2 sets 2.5V or 3.3V
• 94 I/O Pins
  • 13 of the pins are input only

Core Board Features

FPGA Daughtercard

FPGA

• FPGA is a EP4CE22F17C8N

I/O Conns

Left I/O Connector

60Pin	Pin (0.1")	FPGA_Pin	Function		60Pin	Pin (0.1")	FPGA_Pin	Function
1	49	5V	Power		2	50	5V	Power
3	47	NC			4	48	NC
5	37	GND	Power		6	38	GND	Power
7	45	PIN_B1	ps2kbd_clk		8	46	PIN_C2	ps2kbd_dat
9		PIN_D1	segdata[0]		10		NC	NC
11		PIN_F3	segdata[1]		12	44	PIN_F2	segdata[2]
13		PIN_F1	segdata[3]		14	42	PIN_G2	segdata[4]
15	36	PIN_G1	segdata[5]		16	40	PIN_E7	segdata[6]
17	34	PIN_E6	segdata[7]		18	35	PIN_F8	U2_138_A[0]
19	32	PIN_L4	U2_128_A[1]		20	33	PIN_L3	U2_138_A[2]
21	28	PIN_J1	U3_138_select		22	31	PIN_G5	U2_138_select
23	26	PIN_K1	ds1820_dq		24		PIN_J2	SD-D3/SDCS
25	27	PIN_P6	SD-CMD/Sdin/MOSI		26	25	PIN_K2	SDCS/SD-CLK
27	23	PIN_L8	SD-D0/Sdout/MISO		28	24	PIN_L7	vga_vs
29	19	PIN_K5	vga_r[4]		30	20	PIN_M10	vga_hs
31	13	GND	Power		32	14	GND	Power
33		PIN_TMS	TMS		34		TDO	TDO
35		PIN_TCK	TCK		36		TDI	TDI
37	17	PIN_L1	vga_r[2]		38	18	PIN_L2	vga_r[3]
39	15	PIN_N1	vga_r[0]		40	16	PIN_N2	vga_r[1]
41	11	PIN_P1	vga_g[4]		42	12	PIN_P2	vga_g[5]
43	9	PIN_R1	vga_g[2]		44	10	PIN_T2	vga_g[3]
45	7	PIN_N3	vga_g[0]		46	8	PIN_P3	vga_g[1]
47	5	PIN_N5	vga_b[3]		48	6	PIN_R3	vga_b[4]
49	3	PIN_T3	vga_b[1]		50	4	PIN_R4	vga_b[2]
51	1	PIN_T4	I2C-SDA		52	2	PIN_R5	I2C_SCL
53		PIN_T3	RS232-TX		54		PIN_R6	vga_b[0]
55	21	GND	Power		56	22	GND	Power
57		PIN_T6	RS232-RX		58		PIN_R7	ROW0
59		PIN_T7	ROW1		60		PIN_N6	ROW2
	29	GND	Power			30	GND	Power

Right I/O Connector

60Pin	50Pin	FPGA_Pin	Function	J9		60Pin	50Pin	FPGA_Pin	Function	J9
1	50	5V	Power			2	49	5V	Power
3	48	NC				4	47	NC
5	38	GND	Power	2		6	37	GND	Power	1
7	46	PIN_C15	Buzzer/BELL			8	45	PIN_B16	LED[7]/LED14
9	44	PIN_D15	LED[6]/LED13			10	43	PIN_C16	LED[5]/LED9
11	42	PIN_F15	LED[4]/LED8			12	41	PIN_D16	LED[3]/LED7
13	40	PIN_G15	LED[2]/LED6			14	39	PIN_F16	LED[1]/LED5
15	35	PIN_J13	LED[0]/LED4			16	36	PIN_T11	IO0	11
17	34	PIN_F14	IO1	13		18	33	PIN_F13	LCDdat[7]/IO2	14
19	32	PIN_K16	IO3	15		20	31	PIN_J14	LCDdat[6]/IO4	16
21	27	PIN_R11	IO5	17		22	28	PIN_K15	LCDdat[5]/IO6	18
23		NC				24	25	PIN_E10	IO7	19
25	26	PIN_F9	LCDdat[4]/IO8	20		26	23	PIN_L14	IO9	21
27	24	PIN_L13	LCDdat[3]/IO10	22		28		PIN_L16	IO11	23
29	19	PIN_L15	LCDdat[2]/IO12	24		30	20	PIN_J15	rst/IO13	25
31	14	GND	Power			32	13	GND	Power
33	17	PIN_N12	LCDdat[1]/IO14	26		34	18	PIN_J16	resetbtn/IO15	27
35	16	PIN_N15	LCDdat[0]/IO16	28		36	15	PIN_N16	IO17	29
37	12	PIN_N14	LCDen/IO18	30		38	11	PIN_P16	IO19	31
39	10	PIN_P15	rw/LCDWR/IO20	32		40	9	PIN_P14	IO21	33
41	8	PIN_T15	LCDrs/IO22	34		42	7	PIN_R16	IO23	35
43	6	PIN_T14	cs/ADCS			44	5	PIN_R14	A2DData
45	4	PIN_T13	ioclk/ADCLK			46	3	PIN_R13	da_data
47	2	PIN_E16	row[2]/COL2			48	1	PIN_E15	row[1]/COL1
49		PIN_B9	SW6			50		PIN_A9	COL0
51		PIN_A8	K14/SW4			52		PIN_B8	K12/SW3
53		PIN_M15	K11/SW2			54		PIN_M16	K10/SW1
55		GND		40		56		GND	GND	39
57		PIN_T12	DA-SCLK			58		PIN_R12	DA-SYNC
59		NC				60		CLK_M1	IR_INPUT
	22	GND	Power				21	GND	Power
	30	GND	Power				29	GND	Power

Front I/O Connector

60Pin	FPGA_Pin	Function		60Pin	FPGA_Pin	Function
1	5V	Power		2	5V	Power
3	NO_PIN			4	NO_PIN
5	GND	Power		6	GND	Power
7	PIN_M7			8	PIN_M8
9	PIN_N8			10	PIN_M6
11	PIN_P9			12	PIN_P8
13	PIN_T10			14	PIN_N9
15	GND			16	GND
17	PIN_N11			18	PIN_P11
19	NC			20	PIN_R10
21	NC			22	NC
23	GND			24	GND
25	NC			26	NC
27	NC			28	NC
29	NC			30	NC
31	GND			32	GND
33	NC			34	NC
35	PIN_R8			36	PIN_R9
37	PIN_T8			38	PIN_T9
39	NC			40	NC
41	NC			42	NC

Interfaces

Clocks

• Y1 = PIN_M2
• CLK_50M = PIN_E1

EPCS Configuration EEPROM

• EPCS_CS = PIN_D2
• EPCS_DATA0 = PIN_H2
• EPCS_DCLK = PIN_H1
• EPCS_SDO = PIN_C1

24C04 EEPROM

• PIN_R5 = I2C_SCL
• PIN_T4 = I2C-SDA

SDRAM

• SDR_AD[12] Bidir PIN_C6
• SDR_AD[11] Bidir PIN_C8
• SDR_AD[10] Bidir PIN_A10
• SDR_AD[9] Bidir PIN_C9
• SDR_AD[8] Bidir PIN_C11
• SDR_AD[7] Bidir PIN_C14
• SDR_AD[6] Bidir PIN_D11
• SDR_AD[5] Bidir PIN_D12
• SDR_AD[4] Bidir PIN_D14
• SDR_AD[3] Bidir PIN_A12
• SDR_AD[2] Bidir PIN_B11
• SDR_AD[1] Bidir PIN_A11
• SDR_AD[0] Bidir PIN_B10
• SDR_BA[1] Bidir PIN_D9
• SDR_BA[0] Bidir PIN_E9
• SDR_CAS Bidir PIN_A7
• SDR_CKE Bidir PIN_A15
• SDR_CLK Bidir PIN_B14
• SDR_CS Bidir PIN_E8
• SDR_DA[15] Bidir PIN_D3
• SDR_DA[14] Bidir PIN_C3
• SDR_DA[13] Bidir PIN_D5
• SDR_DA[12] Bidir PIN_D6
• SDR_DA[11] Bidir PIN_B12
• SDR_DA[10] Bidir PIN_A13
• SDR_DA[9] Bidir PIN_B13
• SDR_DA[8] Bidir PIN_A14
• SDR_DA[7] Bidir PIN_B6
• SDR_DA[6] Bidir PIN_A5
• SDR_DA[5] Bidir PIN_B5
• SDR_DA[4] Bidir PIN_A4
• SDR_DA[3] Bidir PIN_B4
• SDR_DA[2] Bidir PIN_A3
• SDR_DA[1] Bidir PIN_B3
• SDR_DA[0] Bidir PIN_A2
• SDR_DQM[1] Bidir PIN_E11
• SDR_DQM[0] Bidir PIN_A6
• SDR_RAS Bidir PIN_D8
• SDR_WE Bidir PIN_B7

DS1820 Temp / IR Sensors

• CLK_M1 = IR_INPUT
• PIN_K1 = DS1820_dq

A/D and D/A Converters

• PIN_R12 = DA-SYNC
• PIN_T12 = DA-SCLK
• PIN_R13 = da_data

• PIN_R14 = A2DData
• PIN_T13 = ADCLK
• PIN_T14 = ADCS

PS/2 Connector

• PIN_B1 = ps2kbd_clk
• PIN_C2 = ps2kbd_dat

LCD (J5) and I/O (J9) Connector

• The manufacturer schematic (that I found) does not match the connections below
• J5 is a 1x20 pin female connector intended to be used with a "standard" 1602 LCD
  • Pin 1 (see schematic below) is adjacent to the J5 silkscreen
• J10 is a 2x20 pin male header
  • Pin 2 (see schematic below) is adjacent to the J10 silkscreen

• This is a partial schematic of J5 and J10

J4

• J4 is the voltage selector for the J5 LCD connector
• My board has 50 ohm resistors between the FPGA and J5/J10 connections
• Pinout
  • 1-2 = 3.3V (Use this since 50 ohms is not enough to protect inputs)
  • 2-3 = 5V

RS-232 Connector

• PIN_T3 = RS232-TX
• PIN_T6 = RS232-RX

SD Card

• PIN_J2 = SD-D3/SDCS
• PIN_P6 = SD-CMD/Sdin/MOSI
• PIN_K2 = SDCS/SD-CLK
• PIN_L8 = SD-D0/Sdout/MISO

Relay/Motor Driver ULN2003

VGA Connector

• PIN_L7 = vga_vs
• PIN_M10 = vga_hs
• PIN_K5 = vga_r[4]
• PIN_L2 = vga_r[3]
• PIN_L1 = vga_r[2]
• PIN_N2 = vga_r[1]
• PIN_N1 = vga_r[0]
• PIN_P2 = vga_g[5]
• PIN_P1 = vga_g[4]
• PIN_T2 = vga_g[3]
• PIN_R1 = vga_g[2]
• PIN_P3 = vga_g[1]
• PIN_N3 = vga_g[0]
• PIN_R3 = vga_b[4]
• PIN_N5 = vga_b[3]
• PIN_R4 = vga_b[2]
• PIN_T3 = vga_b[1]
• PIN_R6 = vga_b[0]

Buzzer

• PIN_C15 = Buzzer/BELL

Switches

J4

• 1-2 = 3.3V
• 2-3 = 5V

Switches on FPGA Card

• K2 = PIN_J15
• K3 = PIN_J16

DIP Switches / Pushbuttons

• DIP_SW_5 = PIN_R7 (ROW0)
• DIP_SW_7 = PIN_T7 (ROW1)
• DIP_SW_8 = PIN_N6 (ROW2)

3x3 Switch Array

LEDs

LED on FPGA Card

• LED_D8 = PIN_M8

8 LEDs

• PIN_B16 = LED11 (LED14 on schematic)
• PIN_D15 = LED10 (LED13 on schematic)
• PIN_C16 = LED9
• PIN_F15 = LED8
• PIN_D16 = LED7
• PIN_G15 = LED6
• PIN_F16 = LED5
• PIN_J13 = LED4

Seven Segment Display

• PIN_F8 = U2_138_A[0]
• PIN_L4 = U2_128_A[1]
• PIN_L3 = U2_138_A[2]
• PIN_J1 = U3_138_select
• PIN_G5 = U2_138_select
• PIN_D1 = segdata[0]
• PIN_F3 = segdata[1]
• PIN_F2 = segdata[2]
• PIN_F1 = segdata[3]
• PIN_G2 = segdata[4]
• PIN_G1 = segdata[5]
• PIN_E7 = segdata[6]
• PIN_E6 = segdata[7]

8x8 Matrix Array

• PIN_F8 = U2_138_A[0]
• PIN_L4 = U2_128_A[1]
• PIN_L3 = U2_138_A[2]
• PIN_J1 = U3_138_select
• PIN_G5 = U2_138_select
• PIN_D1 = segdata[0]
• PIN_F3 = segdata[1]
• PIN_F2 = segdata[2]
• PIN_F1 = segdata[3]
• PIN_G2 = segdata[4]
• PIN_G1 = segdata[5]
• PIN_E7 = segdata[6]
• PIN_E6 = segdata[7]

Programming permanent (download)

• If already created: Open Conversion Setup Data
• if not yet created - procedure create file to program the EPCS64 chip

• In Quartus, File > Convert Programming File

• Looks like
• Select [Create] Memory Map File

• Programming File Type: JTAG .jic

• Select: Active Serial
• Configuration device: EPCS64

• File name: output_file.jic

• Flash Loader

• Device Family: Cyclone IV E
• Device name: EP4CE22

• SOF Data: TOP.SOF

• Click top.sof > Properties: Click Compression

• Save Conversion Setup

Pin List

set_location_assignment PIN_E1 -to CLK_50M
set_location_assignment PIN_J15 -to rst
set_location_assignment PIN_B8 -to rstn
set_location_assignment PIN_M16 -to i_rst_n
set_location_assignment PIN_C15 -to Buzzer
set_location_assignment PIN_M1 -to IR
set_location_assignment PIN_K1 -to ds1820_dq
# VGA
set_location_assignment PIN_N1 -to vga_r[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_N2 -to vga_r[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_L1 -to vga_r[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_L2 -to vga_r[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_K5 -to vga_r[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_N3 -to vga_g[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_P3 -to vga_g[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_R1 -to vga_g[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_T2 -to vga_g[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_P1 -to vga_g[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_P2 -to vga_g[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_R6 -to vga_b[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_T3 -to vga_b[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_R4 -to vga_b[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_N5 -to vga_b[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_R3 -to vga_b[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_M10 -to vga_hs
set_location_assignment PIN_L7 -to vga_vs
# 
set_location_assignment PIN_G5 -to U2_138_select
set_location_assignment PIN_J1 -to U3_138_select
set_location_assignment PIN_L3 -to U2_128_A[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_L4 -to U2_128_A[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_F8 -to U2_128_A[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_L3 -to U2_138[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_L4 -to U2_138[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_F8 -to U2_138[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_A9 -to row[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_E15 -to row[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_E16 -to row[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_R7 -to col[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_T7 -to col[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_N6 -to col[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_T14 -to cs
# DAC7512
set_location_assignment PIN_R13 -to da_data_out
set_location_assignment PIN_T12 -to sclk_out
set_location_assignment PIN_R12 -to sync_out
set_location_assignment PIN_M16 -to resetin
# ADC_TLC549
set_location_assignment PIN_R14 -to data
set_location_assignment PIN_T13 -to ioclk
# Seven Segment Display
set_location_assignment PIN_D1 -to segdata[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_F3 -to segdata[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_F2 -to segdata[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_F1 -to segdata[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_G2 -to segdata[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_G1 -to segdata[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_E7 -to segdata[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_E6 -to segdata[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_M8 -to LED_D8
# Switches and LEDs
set_location_assignment PIN_A8 -to key1
set_location_assignment PIN_J16 -to key_in
set_location_assignment PIN_M16 -to switch[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_M15 -to switch[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_B8 -to switch[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_A8 -to switch[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_A9 -to switch[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_B9 -to switch[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_E15 -to switch[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_E16 -to switch[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_J13 -to LED[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_F16 -to LED[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_G15 -to LED[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_D16 -to LED[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_F15 -to LED[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_C16 -to LED[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_D15 -to LED[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_B16 -to LED[7]
# SDRAM
set_location_assignment PIN_D9 -to SDR_BA[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_E9 -to SDR_BA[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_B10 -to SDR_AD[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_A11 -to SDR_AD[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_B11 -to SDR_AD[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_A12 -to SDR_AD[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_D14 -to SDR_AD[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_D12 -to SDR_AD[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_D11 -to SDR_AD[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_C14 -to SDR_AD[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_C11 -to SDR_AD[8]
set_location_assignment PIN_C9 -to SDR_AD[9]
set_location_assignment PIN_A10 -to SDR_AD[10]
set_location_assignment PIN_C8 -to SDR_AD[11]
set_location_assignment PIN_C6 -to SDR_AD[12]
set_location_assignment PIN_A2 -to SDR_DA[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_B3 -to SDR_DA[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_A3 -to SDR_DA[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_B4 -to SDR_DA[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_A4 -to SDR_DA[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_B5 -to SDR_DA[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_A5 -to SDR_DA[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_B6 -to SDR_DA[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_A14 -to SDR_DA[8]
set_location_assignment PIN_B13 -to SDR_DA[9]
set_location_assignment PIN_A13 -to SDR_DA[10]
set_location_assignment PIN_B12 -to SDR_DA[11]
set_location_assignment PIN_D6 -to SDR_DA[12]
set_location_assignment PIN_D5 -to SDR_DA[13]
set_location_assignment PIN_C3 -to SDR_DA[14]
set_location_assignment PIN_D3 -to SDR_DA[15]
set_location_assignment PIN_D8 -to SDR_RAS
set_location_assignment PIN_A7 -to SDR_CAS
set_location_assignment PIN_B7 -to SDR_WE
set_location_assignment PIN_E8 -to SDR_CS
set_location_assignment PIN_A15 -to SDR_CKE
set_location_assignment PIN_B14 -to SDR_CLK
set_location_assignment PIN_A6 -to SDR_DQM[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_E11 -to SDR_DQM[1]
# EPCS
set_location_assignment PIN_D2 -to EPCS_CS
set_location_assignment PIN_H2 -to EPCS_DATA0
set_location_assignment PIN_H1 -to EPCS_DCLK
set_location_assignment PIN_C1 -to EPCS_SDO
# LED Matrix
set_location_assignment PIN_D1 -to LED_Matrix[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_F3 -to LED_Matrix[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_F2 -to LED_Matrix[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_F1 -to LED_Matrix[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_G2 -to LED_Matrix[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_G1 -to LED_Matrix[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_E7 -to LED_Matrix[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_E6 -to LED_Matrix[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_D1 -to keyboard_val[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_F3 -to keyboard_val[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_F2 -to keyboard_val[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_F1 -to keyboard_val[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_G2 -to keyboard_val[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_G1 -to keyboard_val[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_E7 -to keyboard_val[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_E6 -to keyboard_val[7]
# LCD
set_location_assignment PIN_P15 -to rw
set_location_assignment PIN_N14 -to en
set_location_assignment PIN_F13 -to dat[7]
set_location_assignment PIN_J14 -to dat[6]
set_location_assignment PIN_K15 -to dat[5]
set_location_assignment PIN_F9 -to dat[4]
set_location_assignment PIN_L13 -to dat[3]
set_location_assignment PIN_L15 -to dat[2]
set_location_assignment PIN_N12 -to dat[1]
set_location_assignment PIN_N15 -to dat[0]
set_location_assignment PIN_T15 -to rs