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FPGA Configuration: CCLK does not toggle in master mode.


Record #1428

Problem Title:
FPGA Configuration: CCLK does not toggle in master mode.


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

General Description:
Upon power-up or after the program pin is toggled low then
high, configuration fails. Done stays low. Init goes high and
stays high. Cclk does not toggle.


Solution 1:

One possible cause is that the mode pins are not actually set
correctly. To use the mode pins as I/O after configuration use
a pull-down resistors on the mode pins, and verify that they
are in a logic low during configuration. The suggested
pulldown resistor value is 1k to 2.3k ohms. This offsets the
internal pull-up of 15k - 150k ohms. If a weaker pull-down
resistor is used then the voltage at the pin may exceed the
maximum low voltage threshold and be interpreted as a logic
high voltage.

M0 is logic low for all master modes.
If M0 is determined to be a logic high, the cclk will not
toggle and thus no data will be read in.

See the Programmable Logic Data Book for more information on
configuration issues.




End of Record #1428 - Last Modified: 11/11/98 14:42

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