AMD FLASH PROBLEM S29GL064M11TAIR0

AMD FLASH PROBLEM

because it was difficult to buy an AMD FLASH AM29LV065DU-120REI,

AMD recommended to use the newer S29GL064M11TAIR0, which is pin compatible and CFI

compliant.

Now we have some custom boards,where the NIOS FLASH Programmer does not

work with the S29GL064M11TAIR0 (boards with AM29LV065DU-120REI work fine)

QUARTUS 4.1 SP2

NIOSII V1.0 SP1

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make: Entering directory `/cygdrive/i/12DXI02_SOFTWARE/boot01/Debug'

nios2-flash-programmer --input=ext_flash.flash --sof=`C:/altera/quartus41/sopc_builder/bin/find_sopc_component_dir BOARD_12DIXI02`/system/BOARD_12DIXI02.sof --device=2 "--cable='USB-Blaster [USB-0]'" --base=0x00800000

13.01.2005 10:05:08 - (INFO) nios2-flash-programmer: Launching Quartus Programmer to download:

I:/12DXI02_FPGA/BOARD_12DIXI02/system/BOARD_12DIXI02.sof

Pre-Reading 125KBytes of data from D5:

|----.----+----.----|

********************* (1.016 sec).

Erasing 2 Sectors:

|----.----+----.----|

********************* (1.437 sec).

Writing 128KBytes :

|----.----+----.----|

****

Bad ack from Target.

Yikes!, Bad Acknowledge Command-Field,

Command-Packet Was:

+---Flash-Monitor Protocol Packet----------

| Command : W

| Flash-Base : 8388608

| Flash-Offset : 24576

| Command-Set : 2

| Flash Width : 1

| Flash Mode : 1

| payload size: 4096

| Payload :

| 00000000: 1E 05 00 10 17 00 80 E0 17 00 C0 E0 17 40 80 10 | .............@..

| 00000010: 17 41 00 19 3A E8 3E 10 17 00 80 E0 85 01 00 10 | .A..:.>.........

| 00000020: 17 00 80 E0 05 01 00 10 17 00 80 E0 03 01 80 10 | ................

| 00000030: 15 03 80 E0 17 03 C0 E0 E0 00 80 18 1E 4C 00 10 | .............L..

| 00000040: 17 03 C0 E0 08 01 80 18 1E 04 00 10 17 03 C0 E0 | ................

| 00000050: 3A 00 05 18 1E 08 00 10 06 ED 01 00 17 03 C0 E0 | :...............

| 00000060: 20 01 80 18 1E 9B 01 10 17 03 C0 E0 60 01 80 18 | ...........`...

| 00000070: 1E E3 01 10 06 E6 01 00 17 00 80 E0 03 11 80 10 | ................

| 00000080: 58 00 80 10 1E E2 01 10 17 00 80 E0 05 11 00 10 | X...............

| 00000090: 17 00 80 E0 15 08 00 10 17 00 80 E0 15 09 00 10 | ................

| ...

| 00000F70: 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 8B 0E 80 10 B4 20 00 01 | .a........... ..

| 00000F80: 04 F3 31 21 3A 88 0B 10 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 | ..1!:....a......

| 00000F90: 8B 04 80 10 B4 20 00 01 04 F9 31 21 3A 88 0B 10 | ..... ....1!:...

| 00000FA0: 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 0B 0E 80 10 B4 20 00 01 | .a........... ..

| 00000FB0: 04 FF 31 21 3A 88 0B 10 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 | ..1!:....a......

| 00000FC0: 8B 0F 80 10 B4 20 00 01 04 05 32 21 3A 88 0B 10 | ..... ....2!:...

| 00000FD0: 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 0B 10 80 10 B4 20 00 01 | .a........... ..

| 00000FE0: 04 0B 32 21 3A 88 0B 10 80 61 05 08 17 00 80 E0 | ..2!:....a......

| 00000FF0: 8B 10 80 10 B4 20 00 01 04 11 32 21 3A 88 0B 10 | ..... ....2!:...

+------------------------------------------

Ack-Packet Was:

+---Flash-Monitor Protocol Packet----------

| Command : !

| Flash-Base : 8388608

| Flash-Offset : 24576

| Command-Set : 2

| Flash Width : 1

| Flash Mode : 1

| payload size: 0

| Payload :

+------------------------------------------

Unable to send write-packet @24576

buffer-chunk write failed @24576

erase-block write failed @24576

write failed @0

13.01.2005 10:05:19 - (SCHWERWIEGEND) nios2-flash-programmer: Unable to write to flash

13.01.2005 10:05:19 - (SCHWERWIEGEND) nios2-flash-programmer: Error: Write-operation failed on device. - exiting.

make: *** [ext_flash_programflash] Error 8

make: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/i/12DXI02_SOFTWARE/boot01/Debug'

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make: Entering directory `/cygdrive/i/12DXI02_SOFTWARE/boot01/Debug'

nios2-flash-programmer --input=ext_flash.flash --sof=`C:/altera/quartus41/sopc_builder/bin/find_sopc_component_dir BOARD_12DIXI02`/system/BOARD_12DIXI02.sof --device=2 "--cable='USB-Blaster [USB-0]'" --base=0x00800000

13.01.2005 12:54:26 - (INFO) nios2-flash-programmer: Launching Quartus Programmer to download:

I:/12DXI02_FPGA/BOARD_12DIXI02/system/BOARD_12DIXI02.sof

Pre-Reading 125KBytes of data from D5:

|----.----+----.----|

********************* (1.031 sec).

Erasing 2 Sectors:

|----.----+----.----|

********************* (1.531 sec).

Writing 128KBytes :

|----.----+----.----|

****Unable to send write-packet @24576

buffer-chunk write failed @24576

erase-block write failed @24576

write failed @0

13.01.2005 12:54:41 - (SCHWERWIEGEND) nios2-flash-programmer: Unable to write to flash

13.01.2005 12:54:41 - (SCHWERWIEGEND) nios2-flash-programmer: Error: Write-operation failed on device. - exiting.

make: *** [ext_flash_programflash] Error 8

make: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/i/12DXI02_SOFTWARE/boot01/Debug'

I'm not a flash expert, but

having a look at the datasheet of S29GL064M11TAIR0 does not show the

single word program command which is used by the following function

(write to buffer and program buffer)

/*

* alt_program_amd

*

* Program a block (or part of one)

*

* Use the old fashioned word at a time program method

* that way it will work on all devices

*

* There is another mechanism which puts the device into a mode and

* then writes Addr, Data Addr, Data etc.

*/

int alt_program_amd(alt_flash_dev* flash_info, int block_offset,

int offset, const void* src_addr,

int length)

{

...

- will this flash type (S29GL064M11TAIR0) be supported by altera ?

- which newer FLASH devices can be used with NIOSII and the flash programmer ?

- how can the flash programmer be modified to support other flash devices ?

thanks