The Configuration Handbook comprises two volumes. Volume 1 consists of device configuration chapters from the respective Altera FPGA device handbooks. Volume 2 comprises the Enhanced Configuration Devices (EPC4, EPC8, and EPC16) Data Sheet, Serial Configuration Devices (EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS16, EPCS64, and EPCS128)Data Sheet, Configuration Devices for SRAM-Based LUT Devices Data Sheet, software settings, and advanced configuration schemes. To view the chapters in both volumes and related documentation, click the corresponding links below.
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Configuration Handbook (Complete Two-Volume Set) (14 MB)
Volume 1
Section I. Altera FPGAs- Configuring Altera FPGAs (ver 2.2, Oct 2008, 162 KB)
Configuration, Design Security, Remote System Upgrades with Stratix IV Devices (ver 3.0, Nov 2009, 1 MB) - Configuring Stratix III Devices (ver 1.7, May 2009, 1 MB)
- Configuring Stratix II and Stratix II GX Devices (ver 4.5, Jan 2008, 993 KB)
- Configuring Stratix & Stratix GX Devices (ver 3.2, Jul 2005, 559 KB)
(Replaces AN 208) - Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Cyclone III Devices (ver 1.2, Dec 2009, 2 MB)
- Configuring Cyclone II Devices (ver 3.1, Feb 2007, 678 KB)
- Configuring Cyclone FPGAs (ver 1.8, May 2008, 557 KB)
(Replaces AN 250) - Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Arria II GX Devices (ver 2.0, Nov 2009, 1 MB)
- Configuring Arria GX Devices (ver 1.3, May 2008, 973 KB)
- Configuring APEX II Devices (ver 2.1, Aug 2005, 482 KB)
- Configuring APEX 20KE & APEX 20KC Devices (ver 2.2, Aug 2005, 483 KB)
- Configuring Mercury, APEX 20K (2.5 V), ACEX 1K & FLEX 10K Devices (ver 2.1, Aug 2005, 466 KB)
- Configuration and Remote System Upgrades in Cyclone IV Devices (ver 1.1, Jan 2010, 2 MB)
Volume 2
Section I. FPGA Configuration Devices (1 MB)- Chapter 1. Enhanced Configuration Devices (EPC4, EPC8 and EPC16) Data Sheet (ver 2.8, Dec 2009, 451 KB)
- Chapter 2. Altera Enhanced Configuration Devices (ver 2.5, Dec 2009, 185 KB)
- Chapter 3. Serial Configuration Devices (EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS16, EPCS64, and EPCS128) Data Sheet (ver 3.3, Dec 2009, 693 KB)
- Chapter 4. Configuration Devices for SRAM-Based LUT Devices Data Sheet (ver 2.4, Dec 2009, 295 KB)
- Chapter 5. Device Configuration Options (ver 2.4, Dec 2009, 122 KB)
- Chapter 6. Configuration File Formats (ver 2.4, Dec 2009, 102 KB)
- Chapter 7. Combining Different Configuration Schemes (ver 2.5, Dec 2009, 93 KB)
Related Documentation
Data Sheets- Altera Device Package Information Data Sheet (ver 16.0, Dec 2009, 12 MB)
- Altera Programming Hardware Data Sheet (ver 5.3, Sep 2005, 156 KB)
- AN 386: Using the Parallel Flash Loader with the Quartus II Software (ver 5.0, Dec 2009, 2 MB)
- AN 370: Using the Serial FlashLoader With the Quartus II Software (ver 3.1, Apr 2009, 1 MB)
- AN 586: Porting the Jam STAPL and Jam STAPL Byte-Code Players to an Embedded System (ver 1.0, Aug 2009, 176 KB)
- AN 425: Using Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming (ver 3.0, Jul 2009, 302 KB)
- AN 423: Configuring the MicroBlaster Passive Serial Software Driver (ver 1.1, Jun 2008, 211 KB)
- AN 418: SRunner: An Embedded Solution for Serial Configuration Device Programming (ver 1.1, Jun 2008, 288 KB)
- AN 414: The JRunner Software Driver: An Embedded Solution for PLD JTAG Configuration (ver 1.0, May 2006, 145 KB)
- AN 33: Configuring FLEX 8000 Devices (ver 3.03, Jun 2000, 401 KB)
- AN 38: Configuring Multiple FLEX 8000 Devices (ver 2.01, May 1994, 442 KB)
- Flash Memory ( 873 bytes)
- Nios Design ( 567 KB)
- Source Code ( 149 KB)
- Source Code ( 254 KB)
- Source Code ( 221 KB)
- MAX Series Configuration Controller Using Flash Memory (ver 2.0, Sep 2009, 131 KB)
- Using the Intel Flash Memory-Based EPC4, EPC8 & EPC16 Devices (ver 1.1, Oct 2005, 228 KB)
- Configuring the MicroBlaster Fast Passive Parallel Software Driver (ver 1.0, May 2003, 61 KB)
- Implementing the MicroBlaster Configuration on the ColdFire Development Board (ver 1.0, Feb 2002, 102 KB)
- EPC Programming File Conversion Utility ( 108 KB)
- Source Code ( 25 KB)
- Altera Product Catalog (ver 7.1, Nov 2009, 815 KB)
- Enhanced Configuration Devices Errata Sheet (ver 1.3, Jul 2008, 301 KB)
- EPCS64 Configuration Device Errata Sheet (ver 1.1, Mar 2005, 71 KB)
