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New ContributorA10 Vertical migration with regard of NC pins
Hi PK,
You do not need to worry to connect the NC pin to the GND or VCC as long as they in the same migration path. You need to identify the package for both device and check if they are in the same migration path. Refer the link below:
I/O Vertical Migration for Intel® Arria® 10 Devices
This Knowledge Base (KDB) article also have explained on this as link below:
When migrating between two devices in the same package, NC pins on... (intel.com)
I hope it clarifies.
Regards,
Aqid
Super ContributorHello,
migration compatibilty takes care of these problems. Select all intended migration devices in Quartus devices setup and compile the project. Quartus *.pin file will tell you the required connection of all pins. It's particularly necessesary to connect all optional supply and GND pins. In- and outputs that can't be used in the migration compatible design revision can be decared as virtual pins.
Regards
Frank
New ContributorHi, thanks for the answer. I'm not sure if I got it right, but my issue is not what Quartus *.pin file will tell me, but that my board is fixed, and I might need to connect NC pins onto existing pads that are either GND or VCCIO. I dont have much choice about changing that, so the pinfile shall make no influence here. The question is about the damage of tying NC pins onto GND and VCCIO.
