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11 years ago

How to check which FPGA is assembled on the pcb?

Hi all, I am using pcb designed for many various projects. On this pcb can be placed one of the following FPGA devices: 5CEBA4 or 5CEBA5 or 5CEBA7 or 5CEBA9. The device which will be a...
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11 years ago

I think IDCODE is good enough to narrow down the capacity and flavor of device within a family, but it doesn't include device speed grade information or temperature range.

http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/cyclone-v/cv_52009.pdf

"the idcode is unique for each cyclone v device. use this code to identify the devices in a jtag chain."