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14 years ago

Use Max+Plus to load program from PLD?

Hello, I have a PLD that has a program loaded onto it, and the code has been lost. Is it possible to use Max+Plus to load the vhdl code from the chip so that the code can be used to program other PL...
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14 years ago

Even if you could read the bit file back from the flash, you'd have one hell of a job trying to reverse engineer it. Like Dave says, it doesnt store the source, only the bit file.

Basically, without the source code, you're scuppered