This white paper describes the use of Altera® FPGAs to deliver a multistandard Industrial Ethernet capability from a single PCB implementation. The benefits of FPGA implementation are described and an overview of the FPGA development flow, tools, and technology used to create a universal but easy-to-maintain solution is given.

Author:  Stefano J. Zammattio, Product Manager, Altera Corporation

Jason Chiang, Sr. Technical Marketing Manager, Altera Corporation