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I'm trying to connect a Cyclone IV device to a DDR2 SDRAM, but I don't have a DQS#. Is there a way to use

Tools: Quartus® II
Device: Cyclone® IV
Category: External memory interface


Cyclone IV devices do not support SSTL Differential I/O buffers, so DQS# cannot be used.

Please refer to the following device handbook for details.
 https://www.altera.com/en_US/pdfs/literature/hb/cyclone-iv/cyiv-51007.pdf
* See "External Memory Interfaces in Cyclone IV Devices".

Cyclone IV devices do not support differential strobe pins, which is an optional feature in the DDR2 SDRAM device.
 
Also, in the DDR2 SDRAM Controller with ALTMEMPHY setting, "Use differential DQS Pin" is grayed out, so you can tell that it is not supported.

Please contact your memory manufacturer for pin handling on the DDR2 side.

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