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SK_VA
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4 years ago

Cyclone V Configuration

Hi, I am using 5CEBA9F23C7 and EPCQ64A as configuration flash. When I select Active Serial X4 configuration. the pof file by default has EPCQ256. Is there any Flash selection user guide for Cyc...
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YuanLi_S_Intel
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4 years ago

Different image format is meant for different configuration scheme. RBF and RPD are raw binary file which you will need to write your own script to program it into FLASH memory. RBF is meant for Passive Serial / Fast Passive Parallel configuration scheme whereas RPD is meant for Active Serial Configuration Scheme.


Please take a look at user guide for the basic understanding. You may refer to Cyclone V configuration handbook for more information about configuration scheme and the image format:

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/hb/cyclone-v/cv_5v2.pdf