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17 years ago

Transferring a block of data

I am using DE2 and new to this board (and FPGA). I would like to make DE2 transfer a block of data (in a file) to my test chip thru the expansion headers. I try using readmemh but this failed to comp...
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17 years ago

You can use the Mega Wizard to create a ram bank, in that wizard you can specifiy the contents of the memory at start up as a hex or mif file.

You can also use the SOPC Builder directly, select On-Chip Memory (Ram or Rom) under "Memories and Memory Controllers -> On-Chip" on the left hand side. In the parameter setting box you have the same option at the bottom.

Best Regards,

Ola Bångdahl