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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

Yes, you obviously need an external controller. The MAX II PFL MegaFunction code can be used as a starting point for the FPGA configuration part. The download part isn't that easy, because at least Quartus PFL JTAG protocol is performing low level flash operations that are not suitable to write to a CF card. It should be possible to emulate the PFL operation, however.