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16 years ago

Prototyping Question

What are the options for loading new code into my FPGA design if I the person testing it is far away? Is there any program that can load an .sof file from a website through a USB blaster or cheaper i...
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16 years ago

Your question is a little confusing. Are you talking about remotely debugging or remotely updating an FPGA?

For remote debugging honestly the best your going to do is remote desktop.

For remote upgrade, the usual method is to put functionality into your design such that a new FPGA configuration can be dowloaded to the board ( via Ethernet or USB or something). The altremote_update core is used for this purpose.

Jake