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10 years ago

Active serial interface for Arria V

I am designing a board with Arria V FPGA with active serial interface. Device : 5AGXMB1G4F35C5N. I am using EPCQ256SI16N as a serial flash memory. I would be initially downloading the code using ...
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10 years ago

Thanks a_x_h_75 and vinheal.

I would be programming initially the serial memory through JTAG interface.

I would need remote flash upgrade feature at later stage for downloading a new configuration through a custom developed protocol.

Would this H/W setup allow me for such feature?

I came across a document which says that I cannot have remote flash upgrade feature in JTAG mode. I have attached the snapshot of the table.

Can anyone please clarify me on this?

Document link: https://www.altera.com/en_us/pdfs/literature/hb/agx/agx_51003.pdf

Thanks