
ProASIC3L Device Family Overview
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Hot-swap (also called hot-plug, or hot-insertion) is the operation of hot-insertion or hot-removal of a card
in a powered-up system.
Cold-sparing (also called cold-swap) refers to the ability of a device to leave system data undisturbed
when the system is powered up, while the component itself is powered down, or when power supplies
are floating.
Wide Range I/O Support
ProASIC3L devices support JEDEC-defined wide range I/O operation. ProASIC3L devices support both
the JESD8-B specification, covering 3 V and 3.3 V supplies, for an effective operating range of 2.7 V to
3.6 V, and JESD8-12 with its 1.2 V nominal, supporting an effective operating range of 1.14 V to 1.575 V.
Wider I/O range means designers can eliminate power supplies or power conditioning components from
the board or move to less costly components with greater tolerances. Wide range eases I/O bank
management and provides enhanced protection from system voltage spikes, while providing the flexibility
to easily run custom voltage applications.
Specifying I/O States During Programming
You can modify the I/O states during programming in FlashPro. In FlashPro, this feature is supported for
Note: PDB files generated from Designer v8.1 to Designer v8.4 (including all service packs) have
limited display of Pin Numbers only.
1. Load a PDB from the FlashPro GUI. You must have a PDB loaded to modify the I/O states during
programming.
2. From the FlashPro GUI, click PDB Configuration. A FlashPoint – Programming File Generator
window appears.
3. Click the Specify I/O States During Programming button to display the Specify I/O States
During Programming dialog box.
4. Sort the pins as desired by clicking any of the column headers to sort the entries by that header.
5. Set the I/O Output State. You can set Basic I/O settings if you want to use the default I/O settings
for your pins, or use Custom I/O settings to customize the settings for each pin. Basic I/O state
settings:
1 – I/O is set to drive out logic High
0 – I/O is set to drive out logic Low
Last Known State – I/O is set to the last value that was driven out prior to entering the
programming mode, and then held at that value during programming
Z -Tri-State: I/O is tristated
6. Click OK to return to the FlashPoint – Programming File Generator window.
Note: I/O States during programming are saved to the ADB and resulting programming files after
completing programming file generation.