MAX® 10 FPGA Design Guidelines

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Date 5/15/2024
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1.4.3. Consider vertical device migration availability and requirements

Determine whether you want the flexibility of migrating your design to another device density. Choose your device density and package to accommodate any possible future device migration to allow flexibility when the design nears completion.

To verify the pin migration compatibility, use the Pin Migration View window in the Quartus® Prime software Pin Planner. The Pin Migration View window helps you identify the difference in pins that can exist between migration devices:

  • If one device has pins for connection to VCC or GND but are I/O pins on a different device, the Quartus® Prime software ensures these pins are not used for I/O. For migration, ensure that these pins are connected to the correct PCB plane.
  • If you are migrating between two devices in the same package, connect the pins that are not connected to the smaller die to VCC or GND on the larger die in your original design.