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pdi_eng
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4 years ago

Cyclone III Programs, Doesn't Boot

I have two boards with Cyclone III FPGAs that appear to program and verify properly but it doesn't boot. It has activity LEDs that turn on, showing that it is doing something but not operating as it...
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4 years ago

The USB blaster appears to be fine. I can successfully program other boards without problems, including other boards exactly like these two.

I'm not setup on other computers yet but I could try that. Since I am able to program other boards on that programming computer, I don't feel like it is a PC problem either.

These boards did not work previously. These were assembled and failed to boot during test. After they failed, we have inspected the boards for irregularities, reflowed the BGA package FPGA, and replaced the FPGA. Nothing to this point has worked.