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Chapter 4: Hot Socketing and Power-On Reset in MAX II Devices
Hot Socketing Feature Implementation in MAX II Devices
I/O Pins Remain Tri-Stated during Power-Up
A device that does not support hot-socketing may interrupt system operation or cause
contention by driving out before or during power-up. In a hot socketing situation, the
MAX II device’s output buffers are turned off during system power-up. MAX II
devices do not drive out until the device attains proper operating conditions and is
fully configured. Refer to “Power-On Reset Circuitry” on page 4–5 for information
about turn-on voltages.
Signal Pins Do Not Drive the VCCIO or VCCINT Power Supplies
MAX II devices do not have a current path from I/O pins or GCLK[3..0]pins to the
VCCIO or VCCINT pins before or during power-up. A MAX II device may be inserted into
(or removed from) a system board that was powered up without damaging or
interfering with system-board operation. When hot socketing, MAX II devices may
have a minimal effect on the signal integrity of the backplane.
AC and DC Specifications
You can power up or power down the VCCIO and VCCINT pins in any sequence. During
hot socketing, the I/O pin capacitance is less than 8 pF. MAX II devices meet the
following hot socketing specifications:
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The hot socketing DC specification is: | IIOPIN | < 300 A.
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The hot socketing AC specification is: | IIOPIN | < 8 mA for 10 ns or less.
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MAX II devices are immune to latch-up when hot socketing. If the TCKJTAG input
pin is driven high during hot socketing, the current on that pin might exceed the
specifications above.
IIOPIN is the current at any user I/O pin on the device. The AC specification applies
when the device is being powered up or powered down. This specification takes into
account the pin capacitance but not board trace and external loading capacitance.
Additional capacitance for trace, connector, and loading must be taken into
consideration separately. The peak current duration due to power-up transients is
10 ns or less.
The DC specification applies when all VCC supplies to the device are stable in the
powered-up or powered-down conditions.
Hot Socketing Feature Implementation in MAX II Devices
The hot socketing feature turns off (tri-states) the output buffer during the power-up
event (either VCCINT or VCCIO supplies) or power-down event. The hot-socket circuit
generates an internal HOTSCKTsignal when either VCCINT or VCCIO is below the
threshold voltage during power-up or power-down. The HOTSCKT signal cuts off the
output buffer to make sure that no DC current (except for weak pull-up leaking) leaks
through the pin. When VCC ramps up very slowly during power-up, VCC may still be
relatively low even after the power-on reset (POR) signal is released and device
configuration is complete.
MAX II Device Handbook
© October 2008 Altera Corporation
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