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15 years ago

How to make NCO compiler use M9K blocks and not M144K

I am using the NCO compiler V10.1 to generate a ROM based NCO. I am using a stratix IV (EP4SE230F29C2) device. According to both the manual and the wizard itself, the ROM should be implement...
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15 years ago

i guess i was wondering whether you could run the NCO at double the frequency to try and compensate for lost latency in Small Table mode

i would probably write my own NCO at this point. you are using the easiest mode to recreate and none of the additional features. i don't think you'll get synthesis to use the RAMs as you'd like, so you'll have to stitch them together yourself