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Vasudev
New Contributor
New ContributorJTAG scan chain broken
Hi,
I'm trying to program a standalone Cyclone III FPGA (EP3C10E144C7) using the USB Blaster II cable in the JTAG mode. I load my FPGA into an adapter that breaks out the 144 pins of the FPGA into...
Ash_R_Altera
Regular Contributor
Regular ContributorHi,
Please refer this handbook: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/hb/cyc3/cyc3_ciii51015.pdf
Page 1 has this info: "All E144 packages have an exposed pad at the bottom of the package. This exposed pad represents the ground pad that must be connected to the ground plane on your PCB. This exposed pad is used for electrical connectivity and not for thermal purposes."
Regards.
