Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP Core Fabric and General Purpose I/Os Handbook

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Date 2/15/2023
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6.1.3.2. Fast Passive Parallel Multi-Device Configuration

To configure multiple devices using an external host, cascade the Intel® Cyclone® 10 LP devices.

Figure 94.  Multi-Device FPP Configuration Using an External Host
  1. After the first device completes configuration in a multi-device configuration chain, its nCEO pin drives low to activate the nCE pin of the second device prompting it to begin configuration.
  2. The second device in the chain begins configuration in one clock cycle. The destinations of data transfer is transparent to the external host device. The nCONFIG, nSTATUS, DCLK, DATA[7..0], and CONF_DONE configuration pins are connected to every device in the chain. To ensure signal integrity and prevent clock skew problems, configuration signals may require buffering. Ensure that DCLK and DATA lines are buffered.
  3. All devices initialize and enter user mode at the same time because all the CONF_DONE pins are tied together.
  4. If any device detects an error, configuration stops for the entire chain and you must reconfigure the entire chain because all nSTATUS and CONF_DONE pins are tied together. For example, if the first device flags an error on nSTATUS, it resets the chain by pulling its nSTATUS pin low. This behavior is similar to a single device detecting an error.