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Chapter 9: Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in the Cyclone III Device Family
Remote System Upgrade
The control register bit positions are shown in Figure 9–36 and listed in Table 9–27. In
the figure, the numbers show the bit position of a setting in a register. For example, bit
number 35 is the enable bit for the watchdog timer.
Figure 9–36. Remote System Upgrade Control Register
38
37
36
35
34 33
12 11
0
Rsv2 Cd_early Osc_int Wd_en Rsv1 Ru_address[21..0] Wd_timer[11..
When enabled, the early CONF_DONEcheck (Cd_early) option bit ensures that there is a
valid configuration at the boot address specified by the factory configuration and that
it is of the proper size. If an invalid configuration is detected or CONF_DONEpin is
asserted too early, the device resets and then reconfigures the factory configuration
image. The internal oscillator, as startup state machine clock (Osc_int) option bit,
ensures a functional startup clock to eliminate the hanging of startup when enabled.
When all option bits are turned on, they provide complete coverage for the
programming and startup portions of the application configuration. It is strongly
recommended that you turn on both the Cd_earlyand Osc_intoption bits.
1
The Cd_earlyand Osc_intoption bits for the application configuration must be
turned on by the factory configuration.
Table 9–27. Remote System Upgrade Control Register Contents
Control Register Bit
Value
Definition
User watchdog time-out value (most significant 12 bits of
29-bit count value:
Wd_timer[11..0]
12'b000000000000
{Wd_timer[11..0],17'b1000}
)
Configuration address (most significant 22 bits of 24-bit
22'b0000000000000000000000 boot address value:
Ru_address[21..0]
boot_address[23:0]
= {Ru_address[21..0],2'b0})
Rsv1
1'b0
1'b1
1’b1
1’b1
1'b1
Reserved bit
User watchdog timer enable bit
Wd_en
(1)
Osc_int
Internal oscillator as startup state machine clock enable bit
Early CONF_DONEcheck
(1)
Cd_early
Rsv2
Reserved bit
Note to Table 9–27:
(1) Option bit for the application configuration.
Remote System Upgrade Status Register
The remote system upgrade status register specifies the reconfiguration trigger
condition. The various trigger and error conditions include:
■
Cyclical redundancy check (CRC) error during application configuration
■
nSTATUSassertion by an external device due to an error
Cyclone III Device Handbook
Volume 1
August 2012 Altera Corporation
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