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14 years ago

Uploading FPGA configuration

Hi I'd like to know if it is possible to upload a newly programmed configuration from a FPGA? I use the Quartus II 9.1 SP1 to program a .sof and .pof file into a FPGA. Is there any way that I c...
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14 years ago

If the files did not program in, then the Cong_done should not go high, and the nSTATUS should go low. (assuming you have pull up resistors on them.

Optionally, you can also program a user IO pin to be INIT_DONE, and this will only go high after the FPGA is fully loaded, and has transitioned through Initialization into User Mode (the user design is now running on the FPGA).