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GMcCa2
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11 months ago

S10 programming file conversion

I'm attempting to update the flash on an S10 board (Terasic Apollo S10), but I am having issue with u-boot. I'm creating my JIC file with: quartus_pfg -c test.sof output.jic -o device=MT25QU01G -...
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WZ2
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10 months ago

Hi there,

Based on your tests and feedback, it appears that the boot failure issue is related to the firmware running in the SDM (which is introduced by quartus_pfg, or more precisely, by the Programmer tool).

Furthermore, from your firmware versions, I can see that the failures start occurring with firmware from Quartus 20.3 and onwards. I have two suggestions:

  1. Remove the HPS portion from your project and use the Programmer from Quartus 20.3 (or any failing version) to load the SOF file. I expect the failure will still occur. For further debugging, please provide the error code from the SDM.
  2. Try switching to HPS-first boot. I suspect this loading issue can be worked around via a reload(like toggle nconfig). That is, after HPS boots, reloading the FPGA from HPS may allow the system to function correctly.

Best ,

WZ