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13 years ago

FPGA configuration time and PCIe secification

Has anyone used the PCIe interface of a Cyclone device while configuring it using the AS (active serial) scheme? I'm using a Cyclone IV device (EP4CGX30F484) and planning to use its PCIe interf...
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13 years ago

Hi

It wasnt my project but I know there were problems. IIRC, the config time was fairly close to the spec, 200ms, hence it working most of the time.

If you're not up in time, a PC or similar is never going to see the board.