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15 years ago

The FPGA doesn't work

Hello eveyone: I'm designing a system of cycloneiii ep3c10e144. The configure chip EPS16 can be written but the FPGA does not work.Could anyone help me checking the scheme pls? The attach is the s...
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15 years ago

You're not the first one reading the Cyclone III device manual too casually. The problem has been reported more than once at Altera forum. You'll also find the success story of a clever guy, who managed to drill a hole from the PCB bottom and lately connect the exposed pad.

I wrongly assumed, that people would always try to connect the device via JTAG in case of any AS configuration problem, which would immediately reveal, that it#s not operating at all.