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15 years ago

Remote update EPCS file format?(rpd or rbf)

I have a Cyclone III EP3C5 design that uses an EPCS4 device in AS mode for remote system update. my question: what file format am I supposed to use when downloading a new application configuration i...
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15 years ago

Hmmm not sure I ever found a definition, which is why I had to find out the hard way that the bits are in reverse order with respect to the way the serial flash is programmed. But viewing with a hex editor, it just seems to be what it's name suggests: a binary config file (compressed if you have compression enabled). There are some bytes at the top that never change - some kind of header.