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configuration device

Altera_Forum
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‎05-12-2012 09:12 PM
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Hello. 

 

I am new to FPFA world and i am trying to understand whats is AP mode and AS mode in 

 

cyclone4 ? 

 

How i set this mode with hardware or software and witch mode i will need for user stand  

 

alone application . 

 

Another thing why i need configuration device and what is it? 

 

and what difference between just using flash  

 

memory with i/o pins or using dedicated pins for configuration device  

 

Thx.
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Altera_Forum
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‎05-13-2012 12:15 PM
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i couldn't make you any help in the moment and I also want to lear how to work on this device.

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Altera_Forum
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‎05-13-2012 01:40 PM
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Thx. i hope u will help me another thing if i use my flash without any dedicated pins for  

 

configuration device and then i want to remote update is it possibly with my flash device ?
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‎05-14-2012 07:18 AM
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AS and AP mode refer to the type of flash device used for configuration. As the FPGA has only SRAM, you need a flash to store it's configuration, that will be downloaded during power up. AP refers to a parallel flash and AS to a serial one. AP mode is faster but requires more pins from the FPGA. IF you also use the flash from software, both type can also be used. With a parallel Flash you can execute the code directly from the flash, whereas with a serial one you need a bootloader that will copy the application into RAM.

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‎05-14-2012 08:00 PM
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Thx u realy helped to make some sense.

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‎05-14-2012 08:04 PM
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Could u help me can i use configuration device and also be able to program my cyclon via jtag if i want too. and also i wanna be able to program configuration device thru jatag or micro . 

i seen at handbook how to configure each mode but how i combine them?
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‎05-15-2012 06:45 AM
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You can always combine JTAG with any other configuration method. Just connect your configuration device to the correct dedicated pins, and configure the MSEL pins for that configuration scheme. IF you use the JTAG pins at the same time then JTAG will take priority and will let you configure and communicate with the FPGA.

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‎05-15-2012 10:31 AM
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Hello. 

 

I am trying to find pin out for configuration device EPCS128 but all i find is general descriotion  

 

of functionality but no dedicated data sheet for it with all pins and pcb foot print were can i find it? 

 

Thx.
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‎05-23-2012 06:22 AM
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You can find the full datasheet here (http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/cfg/cyc_c51014.pdf)

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