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16 years ago

how to bootload from a compact flash card

I'm working on the Altera's EP2S60 Development Kit, which has the Stratix II FPGA on board. Now I am planning to save my design firmware on a compact flash (CF) card, so that the FPGA can bootload di...
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16 years ago

Are you just talking about the software, or the FPGA configuration too?

AFAIK Altera FPGAs can't configure themselves from a CF directly. If you want to do that you'll need an external controller that can read the CF and configure the FPGA through Passive Serial or Passive Parallel protocols.