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16 years ago

configure flex10k fpga with atmega16 processor

Hello all, Im doing a project for the uni. and at this point i sent a *.sof file through rs232 to atmega16 processor and store it in an eeprom through the TWI interface. now i need to configur...
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16 years ago

Configuration methods aren't specific for flex10k, passive serial and passive parallel configuration is basically common between all Altera FPGA. Thus there's actually a lot of application notes and reference designs dealing with this topic. Particularly a project named Microblaster gives a solution for passive serial and parallel configuration through an embedded processor. You'll find it at altera.com. By the way, *.sof files are dedicated to JTAG configuration. *.rbf is used for passive serial normally.