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DidYouCatchThat
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3 years ago
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Proper way to add/initialize RAM in FPGA project?

Hi all, I'm trying to figure out the proper way to add memory to an ARM Cortex processor project. The goal here is to be able to toss in a few NOP instructions into memory, have the Cortex run...
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    ak6dn
    3 years ago

    Yes, an IP block that instantiates the ALTSYNCRAM single port RAM module should work.

    This will build an INTERNAL FPGA memory using the device block RAM.

    You can initialize it with a .mif file when you instantiate the module.

    If you are trying to use EXTERNAL memory (like SDRAM, or SRAM) that cannot be initialized thru this means.

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VenT_Altera
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3 years ago

Hi,


I’m glad that your question has been addressed, I now transition this thread to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.


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