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cconger
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3 years ago

Converting .sof file to .flash file for Stratix 10 GX development kit

Hello Intel, I have the Stratix 10 GX development kit, and am needing to load a user design into the Flash for auto-configuration of the user design at power up. I've been following through the d...
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EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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3 years ago

Hi,


I just got it converted from a .sof to .flash. Apologies it takes some time, it does seem it is not properly documented on our side, and thanks for your feedback we will get this channeled properly and update our documentation.


Use a quartus_pfg or Programming file generator to create a ".rpd" from your ".sof".


After that open a Nios II command shell, get your ".rpd" and convert it to ".flash" using:

nios2-elf-objcopy -I binary -O srec --srec-forceS3 --srec-len 32 <RPD filename> <FLASH filename>


If you're using on a Windows machine, you may need to include ".exe".


Let me know if the .flash works for your S10 board as in your Arria 10 board.