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KURK123
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7 years ago

How to generate the flash.pof file in PFL?

I am trying to implement PFL IP in my project. I am using a CPLD to configure FPGA using 128Mb flash . For this I first have the CPLD code compiled. This generated a CPLD.pof file. After this I instantiated the PFL IP and generated the QIP and SIP files. In Intel FPGA Parallel Flash Loader User Guide, it says Compile and generate a pof for the flash memory device. My question is how do I do this?

Can I only compile the QIP?

Thank you in advance.

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    KURK123
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    7 years ago

    Hi Vicky,

    My quartus II was corrupt. So the device selection was getting messed up everytime I was generating the sof file for the flash and so the corresponding pof file was messed up too. I installed everything again and now the device selection doesn't change . I am able to generate the pof file and the programmer doesn't thrown in any error.

    Thank you once again.

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    KURK123
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    7 years ago

    Hi Vicky,

    Thank you for your reply. I followed the AN478 as well as AN386. I tried everything.

    1 ) I instantiated the PFL in my CPLD code and compiled it . This generated a new CPLD.pof. I thought this is not the Flash.pof. So I tried the following:

    2) I made a separate project with only the Flash and used the PFL IP . I then compiled this flash project which generated the Flash.pof.

    I added this QIP and SIP ( for the Flash) to my CPLD code . then I went to the programmer window and added the CPLD.pof. When I attach the flash device and try to change the file for the flash,

    It throws in an error " Only Flash memory programmer object file is supported". I am attaching the screenshot of my Programmer window.

    Can you please suggest what wrong am I doing?

    Also can you tell me if I am doing right by having a separate flash project or shall I instantiate the flash in the CPLD ? I have tried the second option but that doesn't generate the flash.pof only.

    Thank you.