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18 years ago

MAX II CPLD reconfiguration

Is it possible to laod a new CPLD image in a MAX II device without a power cycle? If so how are the IO and state bits saved?
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18 years ago

MAX II allows you to load a new design into the device while the existing design is functioning normally. Power cycle will cause the new design to start operation. You can also use JTAG instructions to force the new design to start functioning, instead of power cycling the device. App Note 410 has some detailed info on this.

http://www.altera.com/literature/an/an410.pdf

Hope this helps.