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13 years ago

What exactly does EPCS and EPCQ stand for on Altera devices

I understand that it is something serially programmed when the FPGA is being configured, but what exactly does the acronym stand for and why is it essential in configuring the FPGA?
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13 years ago

EPCS=erasable programmable configurable serial

Source: page1-1 of Nios II Flash Programmer User Guide.