FPGA Configuration Modes

FPGA Configuration Modes

FPGA has various configuration modes: the parallel master mode involves one FPGA and one EPROM; the master-slave mode supports programming multiple FPGAs with one PROM; the serial mode can use serial PROM to program the FPGA; and the peripheral mode allows the FPGA to be programmed by a microprocessor as a peripheral device. How to … Read more

Troubleshooting a Nearly Scrapped Board: Finding the Cause After a Week

Troubleshooting a Nearly Scrapped Board: Finding the Cause After a Week

Documenting an Issue Related to ALTERA Device JTAG While reviewing previous blog posts, I found several published years ago related to JTAG, specifically: the first one discusses connecting multiple devices on a single JTAG chain: https://mbb.eet-china.com/blog/1010859-213144.html. The second one involves an interesting issue encountered during automatic detection (AUTO Detect) via JTAG interface with the download … Read more