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10 years ago

msel in multiple configuration schemes

Hello, In my design with cyclone IV E, I have to use two configuration scheme options, AS and FPP, the problem is that the data sheet says the MSEL pins which define the configuration scheme sh...
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9 years ago

I believe the main problem of a microprocessor driven MSEL pin is that it might not have the right state during POR.

There might be situations where you want to switch the configuration scheme e.g. by a processor. As it's unsupported, you need to find out yourself how it can be done reliably. Possibly you need to power-cycle the FPGA after switching MSEL.