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Chapter 8: Configuration and Remote System Upgrades in Cyclone IV Devices
Configuration
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The
nSTATUS
and
CONF_DONE
pins on all target devices are connected together with
external pull-up resistors, as shown in
and
. These pins are open-drain bidirectional pins on the devices. When the first
device asserts
nCEO
(after receiving all its configuration data), it releases its
CONF_DONE
pin. However, the subsequent devices in the chain keep this shared
CONF_DONE
line
low until they receive their configuration data. When all target devices in the chain
receive their configuration data and release
CONF_DONE
, the pull-up resistor drives a
high level on this line and all devices simultaneously enter initialization mode.
Guidelines for Connecting Parallel Flash to Cyclone IV E Devices for an AP
Interface
For single- and multi-device AP configuration, the board trace length and loading
between the supported parallel flash and Cyclone IV E devices must follow the
recommendations listed in
. These recommendations also apply to an AP
configuration with multiple bus masters.
Configuring With Multiple Bus Masters
Similar to the AS configuration scheme, the AP configuration scheme supports
multiple bus masters for the parallel flash. For another master to take control of the
AP configuration bus, the master must assert
nCONFIG
low for at least 500 ns to reset
the master Cyclone IV E device and override the weak 10-k
pull-down resistor on
the
nCE
pin. This resets the master Cyclone IV E device and causes it to tri-state its AP
configuration bus. The other master device then takes control of the AP configuration
bus. After the other master device is done, it releases the AP configuration bus, then
releases the
nCE
pin, and finally pulses
nCONFIG
low to restart the configuration.
In the AP configuration scheme, multiple masters share the parallel flash. Similar to
the AS configuration scheme, the bus control is negotiated by the
nCE
pin.
Table 8–11. Maximum Trace Length and Loading for AP Configuration
Cyclone IV E AP Pins
Maximum Board Trace Length from
Cyclone IV E Device to Flash Device
(inches)
Maximum Board Load (pF)
DCLK
6
15
DATA[15..0]
6
30
PADD[23..0]
6
30
nRESET
6
30
Flash_nCE
6
30
nOE
6
30
nAVD
6
30
nWE
6
30
I/O
6
30
:
(1) The AP configuration ignores the
WAIT
signal from the flash during configuration mode. However, if you are
accessing flash during user mode with user logic, you can optionally use the normal I/O to monitor the
WAIT
signal
from the Micron P30 or P33 flash.
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