Actel

Legacy Devices

Download the application notes below to find out how to use Actel legacy FPGA devices in a specific application or process.

ProASICPLUS
  AC264: ProASICPLUS SSO and Pin Placement Guidelines App Note  PDF 451 KB 5/2012
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  AC232: I/O Features in ProASICPLUS Flash FPGAs App Note  PDF 754 KB 5/2012
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  HB: Programming Flash Devices (v1.3) PDF 678 KB 12/2011
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  HB: Metastability Characterization Report for Microsemi Flash FPGAs (v1.0) PDF 384 KB 12/2011
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  AC309: In-System Programming ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 774 KB 7/2008
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  AC306: Using ProASICPLUS Clock Conditioning Circuits App Note  PDF 345 KB 9/2007
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  AC300: ProASIC to ProASICPLUS Design Migration App Note  PDF 110 KB 5/2007
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  AC283: Implementing Global Reset for ProASICPLUS In-System Programming Applications App Note  PDF 83 KB 9/2006
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  AC281: ProASICPLUS RAM/FIFO Blocks App Note  PDF 223 KB 8/2006
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  AC263: Simultaneous Switching Noise and Signal Integrity App Note  PDF 98 KB 6/2006
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  AC256: Power-up Behavior of ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 272 KB 6/2006
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  AC250: Preloading of ProASICPLUS RAM Models in Simulation Using Libero IDE App Note  PDF 48 KB 1/2006
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  AC247: Macro Constraint Usage in ProASICPLUS Design Flow App Note  PDF 457 KB 1/2006
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  AC230: Device Serialization for ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 107 KB 8/2005
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  AC227: How To Use UJTAG App Note  PDF 150 KB 7/2005
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  AC219: Using ProASICPLUS RAM as Multipliers App Note  PDF 329 KB 2/2005
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  AC208: Performing Microprocessor Programming For Actel's ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 105 KB 6/2004
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  AC204: Designing Clean Analog PLL Power Supply in a Mixed-Signal Environment App Note  PDF 80 KB 5/2004
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  AC199: Interfacing ProASICPLUS FPGAs with 5V Input Signals App Note  PDF 270 KB 3/2004
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  AC192: Floorplanning ProASIC/ProASICPLUS Devices for Increased Performance App Note  PDF 382 KB 11/2003
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  AC185: Implementation of Security in Actel's ProASIC and ProASICPLUS Flash-Based FPGAs App Note 
Important information about security in Flash FPGAs
PDF 548 KB 9/2003
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  AC180: Programming ProASICPLUS Devices in a Mixed Chain App Note  PDF 114 KB 8/2003
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  AC178: Optimal Usage of Global Network Spines in ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 603 KB 7/2003
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  AC176: Implementing Multi-Port Memories in ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 183 KB 7/2003
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  AC162: RAM Initialization and ROM Emulation in ProASICPLUS Devices App Note  PDF 253 KB 12/2002
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SX
  AC160: IEEE Standard 1149.1 (JTAG) in the SX/RTSX/SX-A/eX/RT54SX-S Families App Note  PDF 1 MB 5/2012
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  AC201: Maximizing Logic Utilization in eX, SX, and SX-A FPGA Devices Using CC Macros App Note  PDF 708 KB 3/2012
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  AC157: SX to SX-A Migration App Note  PDF 85 KB 5/2002
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  AC150: Using External SRAM Memory with Actel SX/SX-A FPGAs App Note  PDF 126 KB 8/2001
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  AC146: Two-Way Mixed-Voltage Interfacing of Actel's SX FPGAs App Note  PDF 110 KB 3/2001
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  AC145: Power-Up and Power-Down Behavior of 54SX and RT54SX Devices App Note  PDF 77 KB 1/2001
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  AC138: Power Requirements: Actel A54SX08 vs. Altera CPLDs App Note  PDF 75 KB 4/2000
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  AC137: Integrating Multiple CPLD Functions in an Actel SX Device App Note  PDF 30 KB 3/1999
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  AC135: Implementing an 8b/10b Encoder/Decoder for Gigabit Ethernet in the Actel SX FPGA Family App Note  PDF 448 KB 10/1998
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ACT Series
  AC112: Using ACT 3 Family I/O Macros App Note  PDF 106 KB 4/1996
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