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 Virtex Configuration:  Configuring Multiple Virtex Devices in SelectMAP mode. 
 
 Record #5666
Problem Title: 
Virtex Configuration:  Configuring Multiple Virtex Devices in SelectMAP mode.  
 
 
Problem Description: 
Urgency: Standard 
 
General Description:  How can you configure multiple Virtex devices in SelectMAP mode and have all Virtex
devices become active at the same time? 
 
 
Solution 1: 
 
Connect the CCLK, Data, /WRITE, BUSY, DONE, and /INIT 
pins in parallel.  Each Virtex device is loaded separately by 
asserting the /CS pin of each device. 
 
The Host processor should follow these steps: 
 
  + Set /WRITE LOW 
 
  + Sequence A 
            1.  Set /CS of one Virtex device LOW. 
            2.  Send configuration Data. 
            3.  At the end of the bitstream, deselect the 
        	   Virtex device by setting its /CS pin HIGH. 
            4.  Repeat Sequence A for all other Virtex devices. 
 
  + Disable Data Source. 
 
  + Configuration Completed - Done will go HIGH when all devices 
        have released it. 
 
The programming sequence for SelectMAP can be found in Flowchart 
form in the Virtex Datasheet V1.2, (Figure 15, Page 3-20). 
 
The Virtex datasheet can be downloaded at the following address: 
http://support.xilinx.com/partinfo/ds003.pdf 
 
 
 
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