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18 years ago

Cyclone III configuration

I'm about to spin my Cyclone 3 board and want to be sure I get the configuration stuff wired correctly. I'm using a JTAG connection to the USB Blaster and a Serial Config Device (active serial)...
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18 years ago

Hi Vit

with the 144 pin package you should take the following into consideration " the e144 package has an exposed pad at the bottom of the package. this exposed pad is a ground pad that must be connected to the ground plane on your pcb. this exposed pad is used for electrical connectivity, and not for thermal purposes."

Hope this helps