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Altera_Forum
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16 years ago

does stratix ii gx support dynamic Partial reconfig?

the question as the title shows,i want to know if the stratix ii gx support dynamic Partial reconfig. if it supports,how can i realize the function? and where can i get the related materials?

thanks

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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    If you are referring to "partial reconfiguration" like Xilinx supports in the Virtex series where you can actually reconfigure part of the FPGA fabric then ... No. Altera currently does not support this feature.

    The only things you can reconfigure dynamically in Stratix II GX are:

    1 - PLLs

    2 - Transceivers

    Jake
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    Altera_Forum
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    16 years ago

    well,that's a pity!what i can do is to select the xilinx FPGA.

    ok,thank you for your kindhearted reply!:)
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    16 years ago

    I must say you are the first person I've actually met who actually has a use for the feature. Most of our designs are Xilinx and we haven't found a good use for it yet. I'm told though that it's primarily used in Military applications.

    Jake