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13 years ago

Xilinx flash + Cyclone II?

On one project I used the XILINX Spartan FPGA and 18V02 flash. For several reasons, it became necessary to move to the Altera FPGA EP2C8. According to the terms of reference of the project, whic...
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13 years ago

To be able to send the FPGA configuration bitstream, the memory device must be compatible with one of the configuration schemes supported by the FPGA. After the initial configuration has been loaded, the FPGA can read or write any connected memory device. In some designs, a microcontroller is performing the initial FPGA configuration.