I/O Configuration Detection - I/O Configuration Detection - UG860

Spartan UltraScale+ FPGAs Configuration User Guide (UG860)

Document_ID
UG860
Release_Date
2026-07-27
Revision
v1.3 English

The internal configuration logic can detect the intended I/O width of the QSPI interface using the width detection parameter value (0x665599AA). During the SPI configuration mode process, the internal configuration logic firmware configures the controller with 4-bit I/O. Then the SPI device is read in 1-bit mode. It reads the width detection parameter in the PDI header. If the width detection parameter is equal to 0x665599AA, then it is assumed a valid header was found requesting a 4-bit I/O configuration. After reading the width detection parameter in 1-bit mode, the configuration firmware attempts to read the parameter in 4-bit mode. If 4-bit mode fails, it tries 2-bit mode bus width to attempt access to the QSPI device. The Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA internal configuration logic always attempts to use the widest width working on a setup. If a valid header is not detected then the BootROM increments the MultiBoot register address offset by 32 KB and attempts to locate the valid header. This is repeated until the search limit.