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14 years ago

Cyclone III Active Serial Configuration

Does anyone know how long it will take to configure a EP3C10 with a EPCS1 using the active serial (AS) configuration? I need the FPGA to be live around 300 ms after power-up, and wanted to know if t...
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14 years ago

The POR starts when the main power supplies (VccInt, VccA, and the VccIO for the banks that contain configuration pins) reach a certain level (I tried to find those levels, but I can't see them anywhere in the datasheet). Then you have the POR delay to ensure that those power supplies stabilize within the specified range (+/- 5% usually).