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CSegu
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FPGA not launching configuration from EPCQ128A device.

On powering up the Cyclone V GX FPGA device, it is not resetting automatically so to be configured from EPCQ128A device. I have set internal oscillator to 12MHz but still it is not launching the co...
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    Nooraini_Y_Intel
    7 years ago

    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

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7 years ago

Hi Clive,

I'm still not seeing any attachment. Again please attached the screen shots. Please do not be confuse between JTAG and AS configuration mode. Programming .sof file via JTAG pins direct to FPGA is different from EPCQA device transferring data into FPGA via ASMI pins (DCLK, nCSO, DATA pins) protocol. Did you set Active Serialx1 mode in the Device and Pin option in the Quartus project design before compilation? Please scope the DCLK, nCSO, DATA0 and DATA pins when power up. Check if those signals are clean(any noise) or not.

Regards,

Nooraini

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CSegu
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7 years ago

Dear Nooraini,

I have attached files via email. Now I am attaching them again here. Yes I know that JTAG is different from ASx1. I have set ASx1 also in Device Pin options.

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Clive

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    Nooraini_Y_Intel
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    7 years ago

    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