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12 years ago

.elf file explained?

Hello! I have just watched the ALTERA Embedded Design Flow video tutorial and at some point at the end it is explained how the user can program a flash memory with: - A boot loader - The...
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12 years ago

The access is done through the same pins used for configuration.

The FPGA has a special hardware block for that purpose. Usually, it doesn't involve any pin assignment.

You just instantiate the EPCS serial flash controller core and it will automatically be connected to the EPCS.