Stratix® 10 Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines

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Date 12/19/2024
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1.1.11. No Connect and DNU Pins

Note: Altera recommends that you create a Quartus® Prime design, enter your device I/O assignments, and compile the design. The Quartus® Prime software checks your pin connections according to I/O assignment and placement rules. The rules differ from one device to another based on device density, package, I/O assignments, voltage assignments, and other factors that are not fully described in this document or the device user guides.
Table 11.  No Connect and DNU Pins
Pin Name ( Stratix® 10 Devices) Pin Name ( Stratix® 10 GX 10M Device) Pin Functions Pin Description Connection Guidelines
DNU DNU Do Not Use Do Not Use (DNU). Do not connect to power, GND, or any other signal. These pins must be left floating.
NC NC No Connect Do not drive signals into these pins.

When designing for device migration, you have the option to connect these pins to either power, GND, or a signal trace depending on the pin assignment of the devices selected for migration.

However, if device migration is not a concern, leave these pins floating.

The following guidelines are for the HF35 package of the Stratix® 10 GX 400 or Stratix® 10 SX 400 to Stratix® 10 GX 650 or Stratix® 10 SX 650 device migration:

  • You must tie the I/O pin that is incompatible for vertical migration to GND.
  • There are 48 I/O pins from bank 3C and 18 I/O pins from bank 3D that will be affected. You need to compare the device pin-outs and identify the affected pins.

For more information, refer to AN 921: Device Migration Guidelines for Stratix® 10 HF35 Package .