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9 years ago

Function of Pin L2 in Max10 U169 package (10M16SAU169)?

Does anyone know the function of pins L2 N12 L13 C13 A5 on the MAX 10 U169 package? (e.g. part# 10M16SAU169) Altera's pin description files leave the associated lines essentially blank. The Qua...
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9 years ago

This is not obvious, at least to me. In the "pinout planner" GUI, the graphical representation of these pins is a 'D' with a circle in it. The only other pins with this symbol are special configuration pins, which have constraints on what can be connected to them when the FPGA is powering on.

The pin legend (View | Pin Legend Window) indicates that these are "other dual purpose pins". So given the mystery function, does anyone have experience connecting these pins to a supply rail?