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16 years ago

Reconfiguring EPCS without overwriting user FLASH

I am using a cyclone II (EP2C5) with an EPCS16 configuration device. Configuration is done AS. The first time my board is powered, the code will do a brief calibration and then store some parameters ...
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16 years ago

Yes, Quartus programmer does a bulk erase, both in AS direct and JTAG indirect programming, and a verify of the full memory area, also of unused parts. The tool is not intended to support user data coexisting with configuration.