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13 years ago

Cyclone IV not stable on my PCBs, completely stumped

I've got an EP4CE10F17C8 based design that I've recently moved from an Issue 1 PCB to an Issue 2 PCB, and now it's not behaving properly. Even a very simple configuration containing just a modulo 10 ...
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13 years ago

The tracking got changed because I had to move the FPGA to clear a mounting hole. I also asked my PCB guy to uses thicker tracks where possible to improve manufacturability. I didn't sweat the clock track too much because it's so short. I'll be looking at it a lot harder next spin!