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9 years ago

Can an FPGA partially fail? (EPM7128SLI84-10)

Hi All, I have a production run of 110 plug in modules that each use a single EPM7128SLI84-10, two of these devices are suspected of failing as the modules show exactly the same fault in that 8...
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9 years ago

In terms of programming - usb-> RS232 connectors are easy and cheap to get hold of, and older devices were supported up to Quartus 9 - so you should be able to use a USB blaster cable (it may work with windows 7, but I dont think it officially supports it. Otherwise XP or Linux should do the trick). This is of course unless you're using some eproms that arnt programmed from quartus.

I would be careful though - if it was compiled on Max Plus II, I would stick with that. Ive had quartus fail with illegal synthesis options for an Old Flex10k design, that compiled just fine in Max Plus 2.