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12 years ago

QSPI Flash vs SD-Card - HPS flash memory

Dear community, A quick flash question: Is there any difference between the QSPI Flash and an SD-Card from the perspective of the Cyclone V HPS? (Apart from the obvious ones, the SD-Card being ...
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12 years ago

Hi WitFed!

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HPS for embedded application must boot from any flash, which may be soldered on board and visible in address range, or not only defined in BSEL pins for BootROM! Its architectural problems of Altera.

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What does visible in address range mean?

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Insertable ROMs for dependable devices is unprofitable and occupy many volume.

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Really? SD-Cards are quite cheap. Yeah the footprint on the board is bigger, you are right.

Many thanks,

Claudia