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16 years ago

Flash two or three user firmware into the flash for Stratix II EP2S60 DSP Board

Hi, all I'm using Stratix II EP2S60 DSP Development Board for my project. The reference manual tells me that it can store three user's firmware in the flash for bootload controller by the Board...
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16 years ago

"I think that the offset information in .flash file is determined by the user's configuration when programming the bitstream file into flash."

YES and NO.

Some pieces of code have to be programmed into certain locations in your flash device, such as the boot loader. Their addresses are specified in the sopc builder. However, you can place other pieces of code anywhere else as long as they run the way you want. They depend on your application and how you want them to run.