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16 years ago

Sizing EPCS Config Memory Device

The size of my sof file is 150KB and it fits in an EPCS4 but I want to know how much room I have for expansion. (I convert it to jic for programming). Am I right in assuming that I am using about 150...
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16 years ago

Using "bitstream data compression" and looking at the size of the resulting .rbf file is the simplest way of doing it. Data compression saves 60% of data in my 87% full FPGA design.