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Altera_Forum
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10 years ago

Is there an easy way to establish static reconfiguration of transceivers (VOD etc)

Last time I did an FPGA (Stratix IV) you could set transceiver analog properties (VOD, preemphasis etc.) right in the Megawizard. This was convenient if you did not mind re-compiling each time they w...
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10 years ago

I don't have a host PC, and I don't want to have to create one (NIOS) and then have write software just to initialize VOD. My target application involves no processor whatsoever.

There must be an easier way.

I see that there is a way that involves having config data in a MIF, but I don't see how to create the MIF file.

Is there some tool that lets you select configuration (VOD, preemphasis values etc) and build the MIF for you? I can't believe that I would have to paw through a memory map and hand edit a MIF file.

Thanks