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Altera_Forum
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14 years agoThose are simply padding bits being transmitted by the host until it receives the CONFIG_DONE signal, or until detects an error condition.
If you take a look to data line, you see a sequence of 0xFF bytes. This is usually done because some devices need extra clocks for startup timing. The 'substantial' bitstream required for fpga configuration has actually finished a few bytes before you see CONFIG_DONE going high.