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8 years ago

Cyclone V Configuration Devices

I've got a Terasic Cyclone V GX development board. I removed the EPCQ256 configuration device and am testing two other alternatives (Macronix MX25L257 and Cypress S25FL128). I created a simple proj...
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8 years ago

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Have you looked at Cypress App Note AN200498. It says you have to tell it to ignore the Device ID of the FLASH.

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Thanks for the Cypress App Notes. I find myself in a similar situation. We have been using N25Q128 in a previous design and would like to find a direct replacement in SOIC-8. I have tested Winbond W25Q128JV and program + verify works but it does not boot. Have you found a working solution already? I think I will try Cypress S25FL128S if I can find one. The availability of small flash chips in SOIC-8 is quite poor in general.