MAX® 10 FPGA Design Guidelines

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Date 5/15/2024
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1.6.2.12. Make dual-purpose pin settings and check for any restrictions when using these pins as regular I/O

You can use dual-purpose configuration pins as general I/Os after device configuration is complete. Select the desired setting for each of the dual-purpose pins on the Dual-Purpose Pins category of the Device and Pin Options dialog box. Depending on the configuration scheme, these pins can be reserved as regular I/O pins, as inputs that are tri-stated, as outputs that drive ground, or as outputs that drive an unspecified signal.

For configuration pins that used as general purpose I/Os, take note of the limitations of the pins when operating in user mode.

You can also use dedicated clock inputs, which drive the GCLK networks, as general purpose input pins if they are not used as clock pins. If you use the clock inputs as general inputs, the I/O registers use arithmetic logic module (ALM)-based registers because the clock input pins do not include dedicated I/O registers.

The device-wide reset and clear pins are available as design I/Os if they are not enabled.