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Altera_Forum
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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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15 years ago

Thanks,

I guess I should have looked there, but we don't use Nios and didn't expect Nios to know about this kit. I'm using an external CPU, a Coldfire, running RTEMS, and this CPU acts as a master on the Avalon bus controlling various SOPC components, one being a CFI flash device. This allows me to remotely upload a new firmware for the FPGA. Altera support did provide the address for the flash locations, they are:

0x0020.0000 Factory

0x0050.0000 User0

0x0080.0000 User1

0x00A0.0000 User2

I'm able to upload to User0 now, remotely power cycle the kit and FPGA is loaded with the new firmware.

Thanks again,

Nick