Failed to start the software

Have the same problem. New Cyclone III 3C25 evaluation kit, but when I try to start Board Test System I get a message "Could not establish JTAG connection between the board and control panel"

I tried reprogramming the FPGA with the .sof-file provided in the Starter kit, but this did not help.

Any suggestions?

Hello,

As my collegue azogtoth indicated we are having the same problem, we cannot get de demo application delivered with the board to work. After it starts up, the following message is displayed:

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Could not establish JTAG connection between the board and control panel application Please ensure the board is configured

with the correct programming file and the download cable is connected properly to the board.

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Additionally (and more importandly), we also cannot get any compiled NiosII program to be uploaded into the Nios core, the Nios II EDS hangs after it updates its status in the lower right corner to "Launching project (57%)"

We are using:

* Cyclone III EP3C25 Starter Kit v10.1.0

* Nios II EDS 10.1

* Quartus II 10.1 Web Edition

We folled the Nios II hardware development tutorial (doc version 3.0, dec 2009).

-> Created and generated a SOPC builder system;

-> Instantiated SOPC system in Quartus project (I used the Nios/E core);

-> Set device settings, pinnings, etc;

-> Generated SOF file;

-> Programmed SOF file into evaluation board (programmer reports 100% successfull)

-> Created eclipse NiosII project and BSP;

-> Build project succesfully

But when issuing the command RunAs -> Nios II Hardware, the EDS hangs when it attempts to launch the software in the Nios II

processor.

To check if the board is faulty, my collegue made a simple VHDL project without a processor in quartus that stimulates the LEDs in a simple pattern. I uploaded it and it works.

On the board is also a flash placed. I checked the contents of the flash using the provided factory_recovery file

cycloneIII_3c25_start_niosII_standard.pof

I used the procedure placed in "Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide", version 1.1 (march 2010), page A5, except for the part where you need to check "Program/Configure", I checked verify. The board verified OK.

In short:

- Cannot get development demo application to work

- Cannot get compiled NiosII program to run in target NiosII.

Help is appreciated.

I finallly uninstalled all Altera software, rebooted, downloaded version 9.1 SP2, installed it all, and now it works.

Used software versions, installed in this order:

* Quartus II 9.1sp2 Web Edition

* Nios II EDS 9.1

* Nios II EDS 9.1 SP2

* Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit v9.1.0

Used development kit: Cyclone III with EP3C25F324C6N

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did you try the 10.1 installer for the development kit? its on the products page

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Yes, we used 10.1 for quartus, 10.1 for the NiosII EDE, and 10.1 for the development kit.

Link to the kit:

www dot altera dot com /products/devkits/altera/kit-cyc3-starter.html

Link to 10.1 installer we used:

ftp dot altera dot com /outgoing/devkit/10.1/cycloneIII_3c25_start_v10.1.0.exe

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Hello,

Additionally (and more importandly), we also cannot get any compiled NiosII program to be uploaded into the Nios core, the Nios II EDS hangs after it updates its status in the lower right corner to "Launching project (57%)"

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I'm having similar problems, however, I usually manage to get it working after restarting NIOSII SBT one or two times. Also, regarding your connection problem, I often have to go to "Run Configurations..." and hit "Refresh connections" several times for SBT to properly detect CPU on JTAG.

My Nios II EDS also hangs at 57%, quite often it will take more than a couple restarts of nios ii sbt to get it to work.. what is going on?

Using Arria ii Gx board with simple socket server example