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12 years ago

Epx780qc132-12 and epx880qc132-10

Hi, I have questions about this old PLD's: 1. Can we read these chips and write into these chips? 2. How many times can we read and write? 3. Which hardware do we have to use to re...
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12 years ago

There isn't any software on these devices - except the code you program into them. Yes, you can read from them to verify what's been programmed in is correct, but that's all lost when you turn them off.

I doubt there is any concept of read protection on these devices...

Cheers,

Alex