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18 years ago

Device Migration Tables?

Are there any spreadsheets or tools I can use to give me a pin file that supports migration between various devices?
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18 years ago

As long as you compile your design for device migration, there won't be a problem connecting your I/O pins to power or ground. Those pins will be set as reserved inputs by Quartus II. If you don't use migration in Quartus II you have to be careful with the way you set your unused I/O pins. If you set all of your unused I/O as "outputs driving ground" but connect some of them to VCC on your board to support migration, then you'll damage the device. It's best to let Quartus II set the pins automatically for migration to avoid this type of contention.