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+# RTL Notes
+
+### set up ERAT autoload at reset
+
+* iuq_ic_ierat and lq_derat, bcfg_q (2 entries I & D)
+
+```
+   //------------------------------------------------
+   // scan only latches for boot config
+   //------------------------------------------------
+
+   //     epn                                                                  rpn                                   u0:3 E
+   //         0                                    31 32                    51 52 54     61 62                    81     86
+   //         0                                    31 32                    51 22 24     31 32                    51
+   //init => "0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_0000_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_11_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_0000_0",
+
+```
+
+### special rings
+
+* tri_slat_scan's seem to be the comps used for core config and boot config