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16 years ago

Downloading FPGA's configuration file into a flash memory

hi, I am working with a development kit (cyclone II) from Altera and I would like to download the configuration file of my FPGA into the flash memory of my development board so that it can work st...
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16 years ago

Yes, the NIOSII code can be placed in the CFI flash. No problem there.

The FPGA itself can only load an image from the EPCS4 device so that is the only place you can put an FPGA image on the board. Unfortunately, I cannot think of any method to do this with a time-limited SOF file.

Jake