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13 years ago

EP3C25E144C8N replacing

Hi everyone, I want to know that there are any memory inside the ALTERA processor EP3C25E144C8N which configured with EPCS16. Config mode as a Active Serial thru JTAG 10 pin header unit. ...
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13 years ago

The memory inside the EP3C25 FPGA is RAM, and its contents is lost when you shut down power. The only memory holding the configuration is the EPCS16 flash so if you just replace the FPGA you don't need to reprogram it. You only need to reprogram the board if you change the EPCS16 flash.