EP4SE360F35I4 Datasheet, PDF (24/432 Pages) Altera Corporation – This section provides a complete overview of all features relating to the Stratix IV device family, which is the most architecturlly advanced

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Chapter 1: Overview for the Stratix IV Device Family
Architecture Features
System Integration
■ All Stratix IV devices support hot socketing
■ Four configuration modes:
■ Passive Serial (PS)
■ Fast Passive Parallel (FPP)
■ Fast Active Serial (FAS)
■ JTAG configuration
■ Ability to perform remote system upgrades
■ 256-bit advanced encryption standard (AES) encryption of configuration bits
protects your design against copying, reverse engineering, and tampering
■ Built-in soft error detection for configuration RAM cells
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For more information about how to connect the PLL, external memory interfaces, I/O,
high-speed differential I/O, power, and the JTAG pins to PCB, refer to the
Stratix IV GX and Stratix IV E Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines and the
Stratix IV GT Device Family Pin Connection Guidelines.
Stratix IV Device Handbook
Volume 1
September 2012 Altera Corporation