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12 years ago

Connect TSE MAC to HPS

Before we start - I am a QSYS beginner, and a newcommer to embedded IP. I am trying to connect the Altera TSE MAC to the HPS. All existing examples use a NIOS, FPGA DMA controllers and a large ...
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12 years ago

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It looks like that example design is booting from external CFI flash. Note that the reset vector is defined to be in the external flash. You still need some way to get boot code into the HPS.

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What does the boot vector have to do with the SGDMA/Ethernet subsystem? I believe this thread is dealing with how to connect the TSE MAC to the HPS, so I'm only referencing the Ethernet sub-system portion of the http://www.altera.com/support/examples/nios2/exm-net-std-de.html?gsa_pos=1&wt.oss_r=1&wt.oss=niosii-ethernet-standard-5cgtfd9e reference.