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14 years ago

Extracting .jic from cyclone III

Hi, Does anybody know if it is possible at all to extract and copy/open/read/write a design from a .jic file already installed on a Cyclone III FPGA? If yes, what are the ways to prevent ...
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14 years ago

yes, if its got traces on the board its fairly easy to read out. that's in contrast with something like a MAX V or uC that has on board configuration flash. its much more difficult to pull the data (but still possible)

no, not really. you might search the forum for similar topics and see if there were any other ideas proposed