© August 2013 Altera Corporation AN 603: Active Serial Remote System Upgrade Reference Design
AN-603-1.1
© August 2013
AN 603: Active Serial Remote System
Upgrade Reference Design
This application note provides a reference design for the active serial (AS) remote
system upgrade feature in Arria
II GX, Stratix
III, and Stratix IV devices. The AS
remote system upgrade feature enables supported Altera
devices to receive new
configuration data from a remote source, update of the flash memory content, and
reconfigure the device with new configuration data, allowing you to overcome
difficult challenges such as shorten design cycles, evolving standards, and system
deployments in remote locations.
This reference design instantiates the ALTREMOTE_UPDATE megafunction and a
user logic to initiate the reconfiguration cycle. Use this reference design to begin using
the remote system upgrade feature in ArriaIIGX, StratixIII, and StratixIV devices
and then you can modify the design to suit your system usage.
This application note contains the following sections:
■ “Remote Update Mode” on page 2
■ “Functional Description” on page 3
■ “Factory Configuration Image User Logic State Machine” on page 10
■ “Application Configuration Image User Logic State Machine” on page 16
■ “Remote System Upgrade Reconfiguration” on page 19
■ “AS Remote System Upgrade Testing Procedure” on page 23
1 This reference design is targeted for Arria II GX devices. Because the remote system
upgrade circuitry for Stratix III and Stratix IV devices are identical to the Arria II GX
devices, this reference design is also applicable for these devices.
f For more information about the AS mode and remote system upgrade feature for
Arria II GX, Stratix III, and Stratix IV devices, refer to the following chapters:
■ Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Arria II GX Devices
chapter in volume 1 of the Arria II GX Device Handbook.
■ Remote System Upgrades with Stratix III Devices chapter in volume 1 of the Stratix III
Device Handbook.
■ Configuration, Design Security, and Remote System Upgrades in Stratix IV Devices
chapter in volume 1 of the Stratix IV Device Handbook.
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