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16 years ago

Writing to SRAM/SDRAM on DE-2 board ?

Hi all, I've been working on the Digital Camera Development Kit with a DE-2 Board and a Cyclone II FPGA, and I'd like to write data that comes out of the camera, to the SRAM or SDRAM. I sa...
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16 years ago

First of all yes it is possible. But it is not easy. You have to manage the SRAM / SDRAM protocol and all the timing configuration by yourself. If you have a NIOS CPU there you can use a DMA who manage all the protocols and takes care of timings.

I think in Quartus there are some IP´s in Mega Wizard Environment you can use with SRAM or SDRAM. But then you have to find out how this works and you need some kind of control.