Article ID: 000074133 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 09/11/2012

Can I use serial configuration devices to configure FLEX® 8000 FPGAs in Active Serial mode?

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Description No. Serial configuration devices can only be used to configure Cyclone® FPGAs in Active Serial mode. They cannot be used to configure FLEX® 8000 FPGAs because the Active Serial mode in FLEX 8000 FPGAs is not compatible with the Active Serial mode in Cyclone FPGAs.

Additionally, all non-Cyclone Altera® devices including ACEX®, APEX™, FLEX, and Mercury™ devices are not compatible with the serial configuration devices and hence cannot be configured using these configuraiton devices.

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This article applies to 2 products

Cyclone® FPGAs
Flex® 8000