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Altera_Forum
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8 years ago

Is the "hard" memory controller a hardware block or just programming?

Also, is the "high performance controller ii" a "hard memory controller"? I find the reference manual somewhat confusing!
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8 years ago

It depends on your target device family. Cyclone V and Arria V, I believe, were the first to have hard memory blocks (hard PHY with soft controller). Arria 10 and Stratix 10 have hardened PHY and controller.