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14 years ago

Cascading CPLDs on different PCBs

I'm designing a basic harness continuity checker based on shift registers implemented in Max V CPLDs. I'm aiming for a modular/extendable PCB design for the project as it has several benefits (cost, ...
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14 years ago

One more comment:

The CPLDs have embedded User Flash Memory (UFM). You can use that memory to store a unique serial number for each board/device on a board. Your micro can check that each board at each device ID has a unique serial number.

Cheers,

Dave