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12 years ago

which cyclone?

I am new to Altera devices. I am trying to decide between Cyclone 3, 4 and 5. But still confused. My main requirements are - Number of IOs: Same package/footprint should be available with hi...
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12 years ago

Usually some devices in a family are pin compatible. Ie, you can design your board for a larger device and then fit the smaller one with a view to upgrade later. But make sure you check on this as some changes are not pin compatible.

Migrating from a iV to V should be little more than re-assigning your device and pins in your project and then recompiling, unless you have some heavily family specific logic.