The DE3 board has powerful features that allow the user to implement resource and time consuming designed circuits, specifically for high-speed application and projects with complex algorithms.

• Built-in USB Blaster for programming and user API control
• JTAG programming mode
• DDR2 SO-DIMM socket
• 4 push-button switches
• 1 DIP switch ( x8)
• 4 slide switches
• 8 RGB LEDs
• 2 seven-segment displays
• USB Host/Slave Controller with one mini-AB for host/device and two type A for device
• SD Card socket
• 50MHz onboard oscillator for clock source
• 1 SMA connector for external clock input
• 1 SMA connector for PLL clock output
• Eight 180-pin High Speed Terasic Connectors ( HSTC ), where 4 male and 4 female connectors are on the top and bottom of DE3, respectively.
• Two 40-pin Expansion Headers

High speed I/O performance

High Speed Samtec Cable: REF-136223-02 (QSH-090-01-F-D-A-K)

High speed I/O performance: The live test shows that the highest speed I/O transmission reaches the ultimate 1.25 Gbps (the top limitation of Stratix III).