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17 years ago

SPI Flash devices

I am looking for a SPI FLASH device to configure a Cyclone III device in AS mode. I know that other manufacturers make FLASH parts that are compatible with the Altera EPCSx series, but Altera does n...
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16 years ago

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EPCS ID check can be disabled in jic generation. Isn't that sufficient?

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Sorry, dumb question, but what is JIC? Is disabling the EPCS ID Check something in the IDE or something done in code?

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add a file called nios2-flash-override.txt and place it in folder ..\nios2eds\bin

this file should have the following

[epcs-010216]# epcs64n (spansion-lead-free) s25fl064a0lmfi001

sector_size = 65536

sector_count = 128

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Does adding a file like this for a particular SPI flash, work only if you're flashing an epcs via the Nios IDE, or will it work programmatically (i.e. via nios code) as well?

Cheers!