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14 years ago

Cyclone II Configuration Basics

I am designing with the EPC3C5F256C8N. I will initially configure with the EPCS4 and then,later, configure from a serial flash via a microcontroller. I have been digging through the Altera...
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14 years ago

Yes, it is correct.

I don't know of a good use case for having both the JTAG and AS connectors. Usually just having the JTAG one is enough.

Read/Writing the EPCS is faster via the AS connector though.

You don't need to make any changes, you can just that the .SOF file and make a .JIF file for indirect programming.