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16 years ago

Power pin connection for Cyclone III

Hi: I am using Cyclone III EP3C25E144I7N and only banks 1, 5, and 6. I was wondering for the VCCIO pins, do I need to connect all VCCIOs to the 3.3V power supply or I just need to connect VCCI...
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16 years ago

The device handbook tells, that all supply pins in which configuration or JTAG pins resides, are monitored by POR circuit. Also:

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VCCIO for all I/O banks should be powered-up during device operation. All VCCA pins must be powered to 2.5-V (even when PLLs are not used), and must be powered-up and powered-down at the same time. VCCD_PLL must always be connected to VCCINT through a decoupling capacitor and ferrite bead.

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