I want to use general-purpose FLASH device that isn't a EPCS.

Question

Hello.

I want to use general-purpose FLASH device ( ex. made by winbond , spansion and so on).

Do you know how to program the FPGA configuration image to that FLASH device on Quartus II program?:confused:

Please tell me how to program it.

Or tell me what the document which is consulted .

info.

my FPGA board is BeMicro SDK ,FPGA is EP4CE22F17C7(Cyclone IV E) with EPCS16.

So I'm going to replace it.

altera_forum · Answer

Industry standard serial flash with same sector structure are mostly working, e.g. M25P16. Review previous forum discussions.

altera_forum · Answer

Thanks FvM. &gt; Review previous forum discussions. So i try to read that discussions.

altera_forum · Answer

both Flash devices have SPI slave interface, so U only need configure one SPI master interface on your FPGA.

And I think both SPI slave interfaces only support "clock polarity 1, clock phase 1" or "clock polarity 0, clock phase 0". shift direction MSB first.

for SCLK U can select upon to 33 MHz, I sugest 10 MHz for testing.

Altera supply one API "alt_avalon_spi_command" for SPI master core.

U need to code your own driver for your Flash. maybe U can find such drivers from internet.

Or tell me what do you wanna do with Flash. maybe I can give you code example.

altera_forum · Answer

Thanks breakholix.

I could get to program the FPGA configuration image to FLASH devices by using jic file.

>Or tell me what do you wanna do with Flash. maybe I can give you code example.

I want to program the FPGA configuration image .

And CycloneIV is configured by AS-confirguration mode in that FLASH device's data.

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