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16 years ago

Problem between VCCINT and GND

Hello everyone im working with an EP2C20Q240C8 (Cyclone II). This FPGA is being hand soldered and I have connected the probes of my multimeter between ground and vccint while i'm soldering each pin i...
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16 years ago

I noticed the same thing on an Arria GX. I was looking for shorts before powering up a new board and that puzzled me. The boards worked fine after powering up. This may be normal, but without looking at the electrical model of VCCINT, some of this is guess work. Be careful though that multi-meters produce a voltage to check for continuity. That voltage may be above what VCCINT can handle.