
Figure 7-3: Multiple Device FPP Configuration Using an External Host When Both Devices Receive a Different
Set of Configuration Data
CONF_DONE
nSTATUS
nCE
nCONFIG
Memory
ADDR DATA[7..0]
GND
10 kΩ
10 kΩ
DCLK
nCEO
CONF_DONE
nSTATUS
nCE
nCONFIG
DCLK
nCEO
V
CCPGM
V
CCPGM
DATA[]
MSEL[4..0]
DATA[]
MSEL[4..0]
Buffers
External Host
(MAX II Device,
MAX V Device, or
Microprocessor)
FPGA Device Master
FPGA Device Slave
For more information, refer to
the MSEL pin settings.
You can leave the nCEO pin
unconnected or use it as a user
I/O pin when it does not feed
another device’s nCE pin.
Connect the repeater buffers between the
FPGA master and slave device for DATA[]
and DCLK for every fourth device.
Connect the resistor to a supply
that provides an acceptable input
signal for the FPGA device.
V
CCPGM
must be high enough to
meet the V
IH
specification of the
I/O on the device and the external
host. Altera recommends
powering up all configuration
system I/Os with V
CCPGM
.
N.C.
10 kΩ
V
CCPGM
When a device completes configuration, its
nCEO
pin is released low to activate the
nCE
pin of the next device
in the chain. Configuration automatically begins for the second device in one clock cycle.
Using One Configuration Data
To configure multiple Cyclone V devices in a chain using one configuration data, connect the devices to an
external host as shown in the following figure.
Altera Corporation
Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Cyclone V Devices
7-11
Using One Configuration Data
CV-52007
2014.01.10