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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

Checking configuration bitstream integrity (Cyclone IV)

I believe the configuration bitstream contains checksums or similar which the target FPGA checks for errors or corruption. Are the details of this integrity checking published? I'd like to have a hos...
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12 years ago

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Not published, bother (or words to that effect)

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Not officially anyway ... I did come across this page ...

http://www.pldtool.com/pld-file-formats

But have not checked that the description of the .pof format is similar to the .sof format.

Cheers,

Dave