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18 years ago

DRAM and SRAM with Cyclone III

Hello all, I have some general questions regarding the use of DRAM and SRAM memories with Cyclone III devices. 1) DRAM memory Do I need to connect the DRAM memory chip directly to the de...
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18 years ago

The MegaCores include both the controller and the data path. At one time the controllers required a separately purchased license. As I said before, I don't know whether that is still the case. See the documentation for the MegaCores for more information on the controller versus the data path. I think the user guide for at least the old MegaCore (the one that does not use altmemphy) discussed this.