5M1270ZT144I5N - MAX V CPLD, 980 LE, 144-TQFP | Intel / Altera
MPN: 5M1270ZT144I5N β Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
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| 1 | $28.5 | $28.50 |
| 10 | $25.4 | $254.00 |
| 100 | $22.1 | $2,210.00 |
| 500 | $19.75 | $9,875.00 |
| 1,000 | $17.9 | $17,900.00 |
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View Datasheet β5M1270ZT144I5N Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Family | MAX V |
| Device Logic Elements | 980 |
| Number of Macro Cells | 980 |
| Maximum User I/O Pins | 212 |
| Number of Logic Array Blocks (LABs) | 61 |
| User Flash Memory | 8 Kbits |
| Maximum Operating Frequency | 201.1 MHz |
| Pin-to-Pin Delay (tPD) | 1.5 ns (max) |
| Core Supply Voltage (VCCINT) | 1.8 V |
| I/O Supply Voltage (VCCIO) | 1.2 V, 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V (multi-voltage) |
| Operating Temperature | -40C to +100C (Industrial) |
| Package | 144-pin TQFP (T144) |
| Mounting Type | Surface Mount |
| Configuration Method | Non-volatile flash, in-system programmable |
| Programmable Via | JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) / Quartus Prime |
5M1270ZT144I5N Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 2 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 3 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
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| Pin 5 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 6 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 7 | VCCIO1 β I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Pin 8 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 9 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 10 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 11 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 12 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
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| Pin 19 | VCCIO1 β I/O bank 1 supply voltage |
| Pin 20 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
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| Pin 27 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 28 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
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| Pin 33 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 34 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 1) |
| Pin 35 | TMS β JTAG Test Mode Select input |
| Pin 36 | TDI β JTAG Test Data In |
| Pin 37 | TDO β JTAG Test Data Out |
| Pin 38 | TCK β JTAG Test Clock input |
| Pin 39 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 40 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 2) |
| Pin 41 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 42 | VCCIO2 β I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Pin 43 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 2) |
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| Pin 51 | VCCINT β Core supply voltage (1.8 V) |
| Pin 52 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 2) |
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| Pin 59 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 67 | VCCIO2 β I/O bank 2 supply voltage |
| Pin 68 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 2) |
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| Pin 74 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 83 | VCCIO3 β I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| Pin 84 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 3) |
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| Pin 91 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 99 | VCCIO3 β I/O bank 3 supply voltage |
| Pin 100 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 3) |
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| Pin 107 | GND β Ground |
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| Pin 115 | VCCIO4 β I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Pin 116 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
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| Pin 123 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 124 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
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| Pin 130 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 131 | VCCIO4 β I/O bank 4 supply voltage |
| Pin 132 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
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| Pin 138 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
| Pin 139 | GND β Ground |
| Pin 140 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
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| Pin 144 | I/O β General-purpose user I/O pin (bank 4) |
Safe Operating Area (SOA) & Thermal Characteristics
No official SOA curve available for this digital IC. Always operate within absolute maximum ratings specified in the datasheet. Ensure adequate cooling and derate as needed.
Typical Applications
5M1270ZT144I5N is suitable for 6 applications: Industrial I/O Expansion and Level Shifting, Address Decoding and Bus Glue Logic, Power-Up Sequencing and Supervisory Logic, Custom Peripheral Interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C Bridging), LED Display and Signage Timing Controllers, Motor Control and Drive Timing Logic.
Industrial I/O Expansion and Level Shifting
The 5M1270ZT144I5N's 212 user I/O pins and multi-voltage VCCIO support (1.2 V, 1.5 V, 1.8 V, 2.5 V, 3.3 V) make it an ideal level translator between mixed-voltage domains in industrial controllers. In a typical PLC backplane the CPLD bridges a 3.3 V ARM Cortex-M4 host processor to legacy 5 V sensor buses and 1.8 V I/O expanders without external translators. Its 201.1 MHz internal frequency and 1.5 ns pin-to-pin delay preserve timing margins for high-speed parallel buses such as SPI or LVDS. Industrial temperature grade (-40C to +100C) ensures reliable operation in unheated cabinets and outdoor enclosures.
Recommended
Address Decoding and Bus Glue Logic
The 5M1270ZT144I5N excels as a deterministic glue-logic device between microprocessors, memory, and peripherals, particularly where boot-time address decoding must be valid before the main processor starts. Its non-volatile flash configuration is live within microseconds of power-up, removing the bitstream-load latency that SRAM-based FPGAs incur, which is critical in safety systems requiring deterministic POR behavior. With 980 macro cells it can implement large AND-OR decode trees plus custom state machines around the 16-bit or 32-bit address bus. The 144-pin TQFP provides enough I/O for 24-bit address plus 16-bit data plus control signal mirroring on a single device.
Recommended
Power-Up Sequencing and Supervisory Logic
Power-up sequencers benefit from the 5M1270ZT144I5N's deterministic non-volatile flash configuration, which is live within microseconds of VCCINT reaching 1.8 V. The 212 user I/O pins can drive dozens of enable and reset signals in multi-rail SoM designs, while the on-chip 8 Kbit user flash can store trim values and board revision codes. The 1.5 ns pin-to-pin propagation delay is fast enough to interlock a watchdog with reset generation in real time, and the industrial temperature grade supports deployment in telecom base stations and outdoor industrial cabinets. Combined with 3.3 V-tolerant JTAG it can be re-programmed in-system during board bring-up without removing the CPLD.
Recommended
Custom Peripheral Interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C Bridging)
The 5M1270ZT144I5N is frequently used to bridge or extend serial peripherals where a microcontroller's native I/O count is insufficient. Its 980 macro cells can host multiple UART, SPI master/slave, and I2C controllers running concurrently, while the 201.1 MHz internal frequency supports SPI clocks up to 50 MHz. Multi-voltage VCCIO banks allow the CPLD to interface 1.8 V sensors directly while presenting a 3.3 V interface to the host processor, eliminating external level shifters. The JTAG-supported in-system programmability lets engineers iterate on the bridge logic without re-spinning the board.
Recommended
LED Display and Signage Timing Controllers
Large LED video walls and signage arrays require deterministic multi-channel timing controllers that can refresh hundreds of RGB channels without jitter, exactly the workload the 5M1270ZT144I5N was designed for. Its 212 user I/O pins can directly drive row/column decoder logic or feed external shift-register drivers such as the TLC5941 or MBI5024 LED drivers. With 8 Kbits of user flash the CPLD can store calibration coefficients and gamma tables for color uniformity. The industrial temperature grade handles outdoor signage environments where ambient temperatures can swing from -30C to +70C daily.
Recommended
Motor Control and Drive Timing Logic
Stepper and BLDC motor controllers benefit from the 5M1270ZT144I5N's deterministic 1.5 ns pin-to-pin delay and 201.1 MHz clock rate, which together allow precise commutation timing without CPU intervention. The 212 I/O pins can drive multi-axis stepper pulse-and-direction signals directly while reading Hall sensors and encoders concurrently, offloading real-time tasks from the host MCU. The industrial temperature grade and 3.3 V-tolerant inputs make the part suitable for servo drives and CNC controllers operating near high-current switching stages. Non-volatile flash configuration ensures the motor-control law is live before the host MCU finishes booting.
Recommended
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Engineering reference data for 5M1270ZT144I5N β comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | 5M1270ZT144I5 | 5M1270ZT144C5N | 5M1270ZT144C4N | 5M1270ZT144A5N | 5M1270ZF324I5N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel | Intel |
| Package | 144-pin TQFP (T144) | 144-pin TQFP (T144) - same | 144-pin TQFP (T144) - same | 144-pin TQFP (T144) - same | 144-pin TQFP (T144) - same | FBGA-324 - different |
| Macro Cells / LEs | 980 | 980 | 980 | 980 | 980 | 980 |
| Max Operating Frequency | 201.1 MHz | 201.1 MHz | 201.1 MHz | ~118 MHz | ~118 MHz | 201.1 MHz |
| Temperature Grade | Industrial -40C to +100C | Industrial -40C to +100C | Commercial 0C to +85C | Commercial 0C to +85C | Industrial -40C to +100C | Industrial -40C to +100C |
| User I/O Count | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | ~270 (FBGA-324) |
| Core Voltage | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V | 1.8 V |
| Configuration | Non-volatile flash | Non-volatile flash | Non-volatile flash | Non-volatile flash | Non-volatile flash | Non-volatile flash |
| Approx. Unit Price @ 1000 pcs (USD) | 17.90 | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] | [DATA_NEEDED] |
Key Differentiators
- Highest-speed industrial-temperature grade in 144-TQFP (vs 5M1270ZT144A5N)
- Industrial -40C to +100C qualification (vs 5M1270ZT144C5N)
- 144-pin TQFP for hand-rework-friendly assembly (vs 5M1270ZF324I5N)
Design Notes
The 5M1270ZT144I5N integrates an internal voltage regulator that derives 1.8 V VCCINT from an external 3.3 V supply on VCCIO. Decoupling must follow the MAX V hardware reference design: place one 0.1 uF ceramic X7R 0402 within 100 mils of each VCCIO pin and a bulk 10 uF ceramic or tantalum near the VCCIO bank. Estimated: at 980 macro cells toggling at 100 MHz with 25% activity, Icc_core is roughly 25 mA, so a 100 mA-rated regulator (e.g. LM1117-3.3) is sufficient headroom.
Use a four-layer PCB stack-up with continuous ground and power planes under the 144-pin TQFP. Route JTAG signals TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO with 50 ohm controlled impedance and a maximum stub length of 200 mils, since JTAG signal integrity directly affects programming reliability. Keep the JTAG connector within 2 inches of the CPLD to minimize EMI pickup from motor or switching power circuits.
Do not leave any VCCIO bank floating even if its I/O pins are unused - un-powered I/O banks can enter an indeterminate state and draw excessive current. Tie unused I/O pins to a defined logic level through the Quartus Prime pin assignment settings (input tri-stated with weak pull-up or output driving default). Estimated: a single floating I/O bank on the 5M1270ZT144I5N can add 10-15 mA of leakage and cause JTAG chain failures.
The TQFP-144 package has a 0.5 mm lead pitch, which requires 4-mil traces and 4-mil spaces at the BGA-escape region of the PCB. Use via-in-pad microvias or dogbone fan-outs on inner layers to route all 212 user I/O signals out without choking signal integrity. Signal integrity simulations should target 100 MHz LVCMOS 3.3 V with a 25 pF load per pin to match the Quartus Prime timing model.
Compliance Information
RoHS and REACH compliant per Intel product declaration. The 144-pin TQFP is Pb-free with matte-tin leadframes suitable for 260C peak reflow per JEDEC J-STD-020 MSL3. AEC-Q100 is not applicable because the MAX V family is not specifically auto-qualified for this device.
