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10 years ago

Linux and Programming the FPGA

Hi When we boot DE1-SOC with a Linux, it is possible to put a rbf file in the root directory and during the boot process that file will be used to program the FPGA. I was wondering if there is any...
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10 years ago

Configure your u-boot to load the rbf file from a tftp server and make your build script copy the rbf to the tftp directory on your server is the easiest way to go.

But if you really want to run Quartus you could add an rc script (name and location in /etc/ depends upon your Linux) to your SoC Linux which does something like: 

ssh my.work.station.ip 'cd /my/design/location; nios2-configure-sof myproject.sof'

You need to add the ssh keys generated on your SoC to your workstation so you can run ssh without entering a password.