9–2
Chapter 9: Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in the Cyclone III Device Family
Configuration Features
This chapter describes the Cyclone III device family configuration features and
describes how to configure Cyclone III device family using the supported
configuration schemes. This chapter also includes configuration pin descriptions and
the Cyclone III device family configuration file formats. In this chapter, the generic
term “device” includes all Cyclone III device family.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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“Configuration Features” on page 9–2
“Design Security” on page 9–70
“Remote System Upgrade” on page 9–74
Configuration Features
Cyclone III device family offers configuration data decompression to reduce
configuration file storage, provides design security feature to protect your
configuration data (for Cyclone III LS devices only), and provides remote system
upgrade to allow you to remotely update your Cyclone III device family designs.
Table 9–1 lists which configuration methods you can use in each configuration
scheme.
Table 9–1. Cyclone III Device Family Configuration Features (Part 1 of 2)
Remote
System
Design
Configuration
Method
Security
Configuration Scheme
Decompression
Upgrade (Cyclone III LS
(1)
Devices Only)
SerialConfiguration
Device
Fast Active Serial Standard (AS Standard POR)
Fast Active Serial Fast (AS Fast POR)
v
v
—
—
v
v
v
v
v
v
—
—
v
SerialConfiguration
Device
Active Parallel ×16 Standard (AP Standard POR, for
Cyclone III devices only)
Supported Flash
(2)
Memory
Active Parallel ×16 Fast (AP Fast POR, for Cyclone III
devices only)
Supported Flash
(2)
Memory
External Host with
Flash Memory
v
v
v
v
—
—
—
—
—
—
Passive Serial Standard (PS Standard POR)
(3)
Download Cable
v
External Host with
Flash Memory
v
Passive Serial Fast (PS Fast POR)
(3)
Download Cable
v
External Host with
Flash Memory
Fast Passive Parallel Fast (FPP Fast POR)
v
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