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15 years ago

Readback of configuration bitstream

Hello everyone, I need to know if there is some way to readback the entire configuration bitstream of a Cyclone IV FPGA, so that it can be compared bit by bit with the reference bitstream store...
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15 years ago

Thank you for your answers. It seems the only solution available is to use CRC_ERROR pin for error detection and then to immediately trigger a device reconfiguration. This way odds are low that a soft error occurs and can't be counted.

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