Honored ContributorThis is the new BeMicro FPGA-based MCU Evaluation Board thread. Please post your questions and comments within this thread. Documentation and purchasing information can be found at www.arrow.com/bemicro (http://www.arrow.com/bemicro).
Honored ContributorHi all! I bought bemicro board last week,and I found that sram was not enough for my project .Now I want use IS62WV51216BLL not IS62WV25616BLL,but the datasheet of bemicro didn't give the pin number of A18, who can tell me what should I do ?
Thanks!Honored ContributorAre there any indications that A18 is connected to the FPGA at all? If not, you could try to solder it to an expansion connector pin.
Honored Contributorwho can give me the linux driver of bemicro and schematic ? thanks!
Honored ContributorI have the BeMicro and everything works well, including my own designs. However, I want to make the configuration permanent.
I added the EPCS16SIBN device, cut the trace 1-2 at B400 and added a jumper 2-3. Pretty much just like the instructions. However, the built-in programmer is for JTAG and can not program the EPCS16 which is a serial device. What do I need to buy to be able to program the EPCS16? Will the FPGA then load directly from the EPCS16? RichardHonored ContributorYou have to program the EPCS device indirectly through the FPGA. There are two methods for doing this:
1 - Use the Quartus II programmer and create a JIC file. Then program the EPCS using the JIC file. What this will do is download a temporary image into the FPGA with enough intelligence to then program the EPCS. 2 - Include the EPCS controller core in your SoPC system. Then with your FPGA image programmed into the FPGA, you can program the EPCS device with the nios2-flash-programmer. JakeHonored ContributorJake,
Thanks! It works perfectly! One last thing (well, probably not the very last), is there a way to get the FPGA to load from the flash without disconnecting and reconnecting to the USB port? I sure hope I didn't miss a check box or push button... RichardHonored ContributorYou can use the remote update core. For Cyclone III there is a remote update controller in SoPC builder that allows you to reload the FPGA after changing the configuration.
JakeHonored ContributorYou have a Quartus Programmer option "Initiate configuration after programming" for this.
Honored ContributorFound it! I just knew it was going to be something I overlooked. It's nice that the setting is sticky across projects.
Thanks RichardHonored Contributor
