Selecting the Configuration Mode

Each configuration interface corresponds to one or more configuration modes and bus widths.
  • Select the configuration mode by setting the appropriate condition on the CBUS[2:0], , and input .
  • Do not toggle the mode before the enters user mode.
Table 1. SPI Hardware Settings
Configuration Mode Parallel/Serial CSI CBUS2, CBUS1, CBUS0 Width
SPI Active Serial 1 1 1 x1
Parallel 1 1 1 x2
Parallel 1 1 1 x4
SPI Passive Serial 1 1 0 x1
Parallel 1 1 0 x2
Parallel 1 1 0 x4
Parallel 1 1 0 x8
Parallel 1 1 0 x16
Parallel 1 1 0 x32

The JTAG/boundary-scan configuration interface is always available regardless of pin settings. If you send configuration instructions to the JTAG interface, the overwrites the previous configuration.

Note: You must set the configuration mode in the software; the software includes the mode and other configuration options in the bitstream.