Mature Cyclone 2 Migration Questions

[ATTIgeek]

We have a legacy design that originally used a Cyclone 2 FPGA:

   EP2C15AF484C6N

that we can't get quoted from authorized distributors likely due to the geriatric age of these devices.  I found that:

   EP2C20F484C6N

will be available at an authorized distributor next month.

I know this part has the same footprint (FineLine BGA, 484 pin count) and same speed grade.  It has more LEs (logic elements):  14,428 on the EP2C15A vs. 18,752 on the EP2C20.  We DO NOT need the Fast-On capability.

If the FPGA is changed from the 15A to the 20 device, can the old   .pof   file be used without doing any re-compilation, especially since the Quartus version in question is no longer supported?

Can we simply drop in the EP2C20 device in for the EP2C15A and a high level confidence it will work, without having to change anything?

-Thanks-

[_AK6DN_]

The existing .pof for the '15 device will absolutely not work for the '20 device. You will need a recompile.

There is still a version of Quartus available that supports the EP2C20F484C7 device, QuartusII 13.0sp1.

I know it works because I use it all the time on that device on my development board. I use the Windows 10 Pro environment.

Get it here:  https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/collections/products/fpga/software/downloads.html?s=Newest&f:guidetmD240C377263B4C70A4EA0E452D0182CA=%5BQuartus%C2%AE%20II%20Software%5D

The free web version works just fine for the CycloneII family.

[NazrulNaim_Intel]

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