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cconger
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2 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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2 years ago

Hi,


Let me try again on my side based on your testings, just to be sure again, what was the Quartus and Nios version did you worked on for the latest test?


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ChrisConger
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2 years ago

Hi,

So I was able to convert the .rpd into a .flash by running the command you specified from the Windows command shell. The Nios2 command shell always gives me the "file not found" error even though tab-to-complete ensures the file is visible and entered correctly.

Should there be any issue in running the command in a Windows command shell and not the Nios2 command shell?

The command appears to execute without problem and a .flash file is produced. However, after uploading the file through the Board Update Portal (appears to successfully upload), upon power cycling the board with User Design #1 selected by setting SW3.3 correctly on the S10 dev board, it does not appear to program correctly.

After a few seconds the "Error D3" red LED lights up on the LED daughter board, and the design does not appear functional or programmed.

Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated on why after converting .sof to .rpd, and then from .rpd to .flash, the board will not program correctly. If I manually program the FPGA with the original .sof used to perform that chain of conversion, it works fine so we know the .sof is good.