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alexforencich
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4 years ago

Access config flash on Stratix 10 DX development kit

The Stratix 10 DX development kit has a QSPI configuration flash. Unfortunately, this flash chip is not connected to the Stratix 10 FPGA, it sits behind a MAX 10 FPGA that presumably runs the PFL IP...
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alexforencich
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4 years ago

It's unclear what that switch does. Presumably it has something to do with the JTAG pins on the PCIe edge connector? It's unclear if those pins can really be used for anything on most motherboards. What I need to be able to do is access the flash chip somehow from the Stratix 10 FPGA, in this case this would be from a userspace application that interfaces with the Stratix 10 via the normal PCIe link.