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12 years ago

User data in CFI flash via MAX2

Hi, I am having troubles understanding how I could use the CFI flash for user data on this stratix iv gt board (http://www.hitechglobal.com/boards/stratix4gx.htm). My problem stays in the fact ...
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12 years ago

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The development board is not from Altera, but from HiTechGlobal.

I have attached the schematic page concerning CPLD/CFI.

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If you are happy to reproduce the MAX II configuration controller, then you can do whatever you like with this board. If HiTech will provide you with the MAX II .pof image, then you could always program the original image back into the CPLD.

The MAX 570 CPLD is not very large though, you'd have to code up a custom FPP controller, and then your bridge, and see if the logic fits in the MAX II.

Cheers,

Dave