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8 years ago

Cyclone V Configuration Devices

I've got a Terasic Cyclone V GX development board. I removed the EPCQ256 configuration device and am testing two other alternatives (Macronix MX25L257 and Cypress S25FL128). I created a simple proj...
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7 years ago

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Does anyone know if the Winbond W25Q128JVPIQ can be used in place of a S25FL064 device. I used to use the S25FL064 as a EPCS equivalent and need to build an older board design. It is a similar enough footprint but it wired for 1x SPI instead of Quad.

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It does not work as an EPCS replacement. We made the mistake of assuming it could and had to do a board iteration as per my reply# 38 above.