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RHark
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7 years ago

CPLD Configuration Architecture

In CPLDs, is there a difference between Configuration Memory and Program Memory? I understand that FPGAs load data from a non-volatile source into the LUTs, and I'm wondering if CPLDs do something s...
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ShafiqY_Intel
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7 years ago

Hi RHark,

Configuration Memory and Program Memory are similar. Some people called it Configuration memory and some called it Program memory.

When you read back the configuration memory of a MAX V CPLD, it returned the exact programmed values bits but the orientation of bits might be different from the programming file. This bit differences due to Little/Big Endian or LSB/MSB.

I hope this help.

Thanks. 😉