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The FPGA configuration for Intel MAX 10 FPGAs can be stored through JTAG interface (using a *.POF file) on the FPGA itself since the Intel MAX 10 FPGA offers non-volatile configuration memory on chip. The FPGA configuration is loaded from the non-volatile memory when the board is powered up. To configure the FPGA directly, the JTAG interface can be used to configure the FPGA volatile (using a *.SOF file), means the configuration is lost after power off.

FPGA Reconfigration can be triggered by pressing push button S1.

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The FTDI chip U3 converts signals from USB2 to a variety of standard serial and parallel interfaces. Refer to the FTDI data sheet to get information about the features of the FT2232H chip. FTDI FT2232H chip channel A is used in MPPSE mode for JTAG. Channel B is configured to be used as in async FIFO mode, this is default mode when using preprogrammed FTDI configuration. In this mode the communication from host PC looks like normal UART but from the FTDI side it is 8 bit FIFO style interface.

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