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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

ilkkak,

Our FAE says the Winbond W25QxxJV series should work but you have to use Quartus 17.1 that came out recently and set the config device to EPCQ128A in the tools. No quartus.ini should be needed. Were you using 17.1?

We're in the middle of designing a new board with the Winbond part since the Cypress is way to complicated. So I 'm hoping it works.