
Altera Corporation
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September 2004
Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 2
Remote System Configuration with Stratix & Stratix GX Devices
Remote System Configuration Modes
Stratix and Stratix GX device remote system configuration has two
modes: remote configuration mode and local configuration mode.
Table 12–1 shows the pin selection settings for each configuration mode.
Remote Configuration Mode
Using remote configuration mode, you can manage up to seven different
application configurations for Stratix and Stratix GX devices. The seven-
configuration-file limit is due to the number of pages that the PGM[] pins
in the Stratix or Stratix GX device and enhanced configuration devices
can select.
1
If more than seven files are sent to a system using remote
configuration mode, previous files are overwritten.
Stratix and Stratix GX devices support remote configuration mode for PS,
FPP, and PPA modes. Specify remote configuration mode by setting the
MSEL2
On power-up in remote configuration mode, the Stratix or Stratix GX
device loads the user-specified factory configuration file, located in the
default page address 000 in the enhanced configuration device. After the
device configures, the remote configuration control register points to the
Table 12–1. Standard, Remote & Local Configuration Options Note (1) RUnLU
MSEL[2]
MSEL[1..0]
System Configuration Mode
Configuration Mode
–
0
00
Standard
FPP
–
0
01
Standard
PPA
–
0
10
Standard
PS
11
00
Remote
FPP
11
01
Remote
PPA
11
10
Remote
PS
0
1
00
Local
FPP
0
1
01
Local
PPA
0
1
10
Local
PS
(1)
For detailed information on standard PS, FPP, and PPA models, see the Configuring Stratix & Stratix GX Devices
chapter of the Stratix Device Handbook, Volume 2.
(2)
In Stratix and Stratix GX devices, the RUnLU (remote update/local update) pin, selects between local or remote
configuration mode.
(3)
The MSEL[2] select mode selects between standard or remote system configuration mode.