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16 years ago

Cyclone chip number

Can I read chip number in cyclone chips?

If yes, how?

Thanks.

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    Do you mean the chip model? It can be accessed through JTAG. As an example you can open the Quartus programmer and click on "autodetect".

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    No, chip model - IDCODE, and it can be access through JTAG.

    I mean - Is in the Cyclone chip exist uniqe number for every chip?

    Like DNA number in Xilinx chips.
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    AFAIK there is no documented way of accessing the device's serial number.

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    I don't think, that standard FPGA families have a serial number. Has it been said to exist by Altera?