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16 years ago

Flash programming "Auto Detect" failure

i am using the cyclone iii ep3c120 development kit. i can successfully program my .sof into the fpga directly via the usb blaster interface. i followed the instructions in the development kit ...
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16 years ago

The user guide doesn't talk about programming your file, but the supplied example design. If your design doesn't include a PFL instance, no flash can be auto-detected. You are still able to attach the flash manually, but you need a PFL instance in the FPGA design to perform the flash programming.