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15 years ago

How can i estimate a .pof file size？

i'm doing a project with EP3C, and the PCB is small, so i have to use the smallest area of ecps in the pcb. I read the file"cyc3_ciii51016.pdf",in table 9-3, it lists the size of .rbf. I wonder what ...
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15 years ago

.rbf is the contents of the EPCS

.sof has some more stuff like a header.

To choose an EPCS device, all you need to know is the .rbf size. And if you use compression (available for free in EP3C FPGAs) it even gets smaller.