features
the serial configuration devices provide the following features:
■ 1-, 4-, 16-, 64-, and 128-mbit flash memory devices that serially configure
arria® series, cyclone® series, all device families in the stratix® series except the
stratix device family, and fpgas using the active serial (as) configuration scheme
■ easy-to-use four-pin interface
■ low cost, low-pin count, and non-volatile memory
■ low current during configuration and near-zero standby mode current
■ 2.7-v to 3.6-v operation
■ epcs1 and epcs4 available in 8-pin small outline integrated circuit (soic)
package. epcs16 available in 8-pin or 16-pin soic packages. epcs64 and
epcs128 available in 16-pin soic package
■ enables the nios® processor to access unused flash memory through as memory
interface
■ re-programmable memory with more than 100,000 erase/program cycles
■ write protection support for memory sectors using status register bits
■ in-system programming support with srunner software driver
■ in-system programming support with usb blaster™, ethernetblaster, or
byteblaster™ ii download cables
■ additional programming support with the altera® programming unit (apu) and
programming hardware from bp microsystems, system general, and other
vendors
■ delivered with the memory array erased (all the bits set to 1)
1 the term “serial configuration devices” used in this document refers to altera epcs1,