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Altera_Forum
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18 years agoIs cyclone II reconfigurable?
Hi Folks, I'm pretty new to Altera FPGA systems. I intend to do a project related which deals with a low-cost reconfigurable architecture and I'm intend to use a Cyclone II EP2C20F484C7 device....
Altera_Forum
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18 years agoHello,
Cyclone III has local and remote update ability, clearly distinguished from "dynamic reconfiguration". To perform a reconfiguration, the previous configuration has to be reset and the FPGA array reloaded, thus all logic functionality stops for a while. For applications tolerating a short blackout, this feature could be equivalent to "real" dynamic reconfiguration. I basically agree with Avatar, that dynamic configuration today is mainly an object of marketing. Personally, I have no need to utilize this technique in a project. In contrast, in many of my applications (industrial measurement, power electronics) there are obvious reasons to avoid such options from a todays view. The view may change, as the said solid tool methodology develops. Regards, Frank