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New ContributorFPGA not launching configuration from EPCQ128A device.
Hi CSegu,
Happy New Year to you. Which Quartus Prime version are you using to generate the .jic file for EPCQ128A? The Quartus Convert Programming File setting screen shot that you provided was set to EPCQ128 which is a different flash from EPCQ128A device. In AN822 document has mentioned the EPCQA flash device are supported starting from Quartus Prime Standard v17.1. Thus you should be using Quartus Prime Standard v17.1 above to generate the correct programming files for EPCQ128A device.
https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/an/an822.pdf
Regards,
Nooraini
Frequent ContributorHi CSegu,
I'm not seeing this Procedure.png and QuartusSettings.png file to see the Quartus settings and steps you did to generate the .jic file. Thus please re-attached both the Procedure.png and QuartusSettings.png screen shot. If the nSTATUS keeps toggling, possible bitstream corruption during the configuration process after power up. The nCONFIG and nSTATUS needs to stay high during the AS configuration process, once all the bitstream is successfully transfer into the FPGA, the CONF_DONE will go high.
Are you trying to perform ASx4 mode or ASx1 mode? Is the EPCQ128A is connected to the Cyclone V for ASx1 or ASx4 mode? If the ASx4 mode failed then try to change Active Serialx1 mode in the Device and Pin option in the Quartus project design can recompile to get new .sof file. Generate a new .jic and program it into the flash device and monitor if the configuration still fail (CONF_DONE low) or successful (CONF_DONE high).
Regards,
Nooraini
