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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Process involved in loading POF file from flash

I am currently in the process in trying to make a custom board that has a FPGA. One of the things I want it to do, is to be able to power on and load a POF file without having to be programmed throug...
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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

I can answer part of your question... If you are loading the programming file from Flash, the FPGA cannot do it directly. You will need an active part to do that. You can use a MAX II, a CPU, a PIC... I have used a processor in the past to load the FPGA but I have never used the loader megafunction.