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10 years agoUsing nCONFIG pin in Stratix V to prevent POR event
Hello!
It is well-known that at the beginnig of a FPGA powering-up sequence there is an inrush current. So, it is written in the stratix v device handbook that power should ramp-up monotonically without any plateaus to avoid POR event. But due to this big initial current there occurs some spikes on a power rail output (for example a PoL DC-DC). It can cause some instability in ramping-up of the power and as a sequence POR event appearing. Conventionally, this inrush current is made monotonic by output capacitors and inductors. But recently I have found in the stratix v device handbook p8-5 this text --- Quote Start --- Power up all the power supplies that are monitored by the POR circuitry. All power supplies, includingVCCPGM and VCCPD, must ramp up from 0 V to the recommended operating voltage level within theramp-up time specification. Otherwise, hold the nCONFIG pin low until all the power supplies reach therecommended voltage level. --- Quote End --- So, does it mean that I can hold down nCONFIG until all desired voltage level is reached to avoid getting POR event? Does it mean that I can remove most of the capacitors between a point-of-load and Vcc pins? Thank you very much