AN 932: Flash Access Migration Guidelines from Control Block-Based Devices to SDM-Based Devices

ID 683127
Date 4/07/2025
Public

1.1. Introduction

The flash access migration guidelines provide an idea on how you can implement a design with flash access and Remote System Update (RSU) operation on supported devices. These guidelines can also help you migrate from control block-based design to Secure Device Manager (SDM)-based design with flash access and RSU operation. Newer devices use SDM-based architecture with different flash access and remote system update when compared to legacy devices using control block-based architecture.

Table 1.  Supported Devices by Architecture Type
Architecture Type Device Families
SDM-based Agilex™ FPGA portfolio:
  • Agilex™ 3
  • Agilex™ 5
  • Agilex™ 7
Stratix® 10
Control block-based Stratix® V
Arria® V (including SoC devices)
Cyclone® V (including SoC devices
Arria® 10 (including SoC devices)