EPC1

` Serial device family for configuring ACEXTM, APEXTM (including APEX 20K, APEX 20KC, and APEX 20KE), FLEX® (FLEX 10KE and FLEX 10KA), and MercuryTM devices
` Easy-to-use 4-pin interface to ACEX, APEX, FLEX, and Mercury devices
` Low current during configuration and near-zero standby current
` 5.0-V and 3.3-V operation
` Software design support with the Altera® QuartusTM and MAX+PLUS® II development systems for Windows-based PCs as well as Sun SPARCstation, and HP 9000 Series 700/800
`Programming support with Altera's Master Programming Unit (MPU) and programming hardware from Data I/O, BP Microsystems, and other manufacturers
` Available in compact plastic packages (see Figures 1 and 2)
8-pin plastic dual in-line package (PDIP)
20-pin plastic J-lead chip carrier (PLCC) package
32-pin plastic thin quad flat pack (TQFP) package
` EPC2 device has reprogrammable Flash configuration memory
5.0-V and 3.3-V in-system programmability (ISP) through the built-in IEEE Std. 1149.1 Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) interface
Built-in JTAG boundary-scan test (BST) circuitry compliant with IEEE Std. 1149.1
ISP circuitry is compatible with IEEE Std. 1532 for EPC2 configuration device
Supports programming through Serial Vector Format Files (.svf), JamTM Standard Test and Programming Language (STAPL) Files (.jam), Jam STAPL Byte-Code Files (.jbc), and the MAX+PLUS II software via the MasterBlasterTM, ByteBlasterMVTM, or BitBlasterTM download cable
nINIT_CONF pin allows a JTAG instruction to initiate APEX, FLEX, or Mercury device configuration
Can be programmed with Programmer Object Files (.pof) for EPC1 and EPC1441 devices
Available in 20-pin PLCC and 32-pin TQFP packages