Configuration
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For more information about the JRunner software driver, refer to the
AN414: JRunner Software Driver: An Embedded Solution for PLD JTAG
Configuration and the source files on the Altera web site
(www.altera.com).
Programming Serial Configuration Devices with SRunner
You can program a serial configuration device in-system by an external
microprocessor using SRunnerTM. SRunner is a software driver
developed for embedded serial configuration device programming that
can be easily customized to fit into different embedded systems. SRunner
reads a raw programming data file (.rpd) and writes to serial
configuration devices. The serial configuration device programming time
using SRunner is comparable to the programming time when using the
Quartus II software.
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For more information about SRunner, refer to the AN418: SRunner: An
Embedded Solution for Serial Configuration Device Programming and the
source code on the Altera web site.
For more information about programming serial configuration devices,
refer to the Serial Configuration Devices (EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS64, and
EPCS128) Data Sheet in the Configuration Handbook.
Configuring Arria GX FPGAs with the MicroBlaster Driver
The MicroBlaster™ software driver supports a raw binary file (RBF)
programming input file and is ideal for embedded FPP or PS
configuration. The source code is developed for the Windows NT
operating system, although it can be customized to run on other
operating systems.
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For more information about the MicroBlaster software driver, refer to the
Configuring the MicroBlaster Fast Passive Parallel Software Driver White
Paper or the AN423: Configuring the MicroBlaster Passive Serial Software
Driver on the Altera web site.
PLL Reconfiguration
The phase-locked loops (PLLs) in the Arria GX device family support
reconfiguration of their multiply, divide, VCO-phase selection, and
bandwidth selection settings without reconfiguring the entire device. You
can use either serial data from the logic array or regular I/O pins to
program the PLL’s counter settings in a serial chain. This option provides
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