Description

The EPCS1NI8 is an electronic component model in the IC Chips product category. It is a flash memory device manufactured by Altera that is used to configure a system using an SRAM-based device. This device stores configuration data for FPGA configuration purposes after power on. It offers various features such as support for the active serial (AS) x1 configuration scheme, easy-to-use four-pin interface, low cost and low pin count, and non-volatile memory. The EPCS1NI8 operates at a voltage range of 2.7V to 3.6V and is available in an 8-pin small-outline integrated circuit (SOIC) package.

Specifications and features

- Supports active serial (AS) x1 configuration scheme

- Easy-to-use four-pin interface

- Low cost, low pin count, and non-volatile memory

- Low current during configuration and near-zero standby mode current

- 2.7-V to 3.6-V operation

- Available in 8-pin SOIC package

- Reprogrammable memory with more than 100,000 erase or program cycles

- Write protection support for memory sectors using status register bits

- In-system programming (ISP) support

- Additional programming support with various vendors

- Memory array is erased and bits are set to 1 by default

Application Scenarios

- FPGA configuration

- Nios® processor accessing unused flash memory through AS memory interface

Comparison

- Supports active serial (AS) x1 configuration scheme

- Easy-to-use four-pin interface

- Low cost and low pin count

- Non-volatile memory

- Low current during configuration and standby

- Reprogrammable memory with more than 100,000 erase or program cycles

- Write protection support for memory sectors

- In-system programming (ISP) support

- Requires separate programming hardware for ISP support