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8 years ago

How to program EPCQ4ASI8N for an old Cyclone FPGA

Hi, Is there a way I can program a EPCQ4ASI8N to work with Cyclone I? I have to keep some products which still use Cyclone I FPGA with EPCS4SI8N. Due to EPCS4SI8N discontinuation, ...
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8 years ago

I have tested these two parts to substitute EPCS4SI8N, and both of them worked OK in my Cyclone I FPGA.

- Intel/Alera EPCQ4ASI8N

- ISSI IS25LQ040B-JNLE

I generated a .jic file (with Quartus II -> File -> Convert Programing Files) and programed the memories through JTAG.

Thank you all for the help.