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13 years ago

Struggling to program Spansion Flash memory with .jic file, Cyclone II

Hey all, I've been trying recently to program my project onto flash memory with no success so far. I was hoping someone here might be able to shed some light on the issue. Details: D...
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13 years ago

You can't use a jic file to program the Spansion flash.

First of all jic works with a serial device while S29AL032D has a parallel interface.

Secondly, the jic must be generated for the specific configuration device which has to be programmed: then, if you generate a jic targeting a EPCS16, you can use only for this one.

I don't know your dev board: is that Spansion flash supposed to be used as a configuration device? Or it's rather intended only for storing user data. In the first case you need specific hw pin connections.