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15 years ago

BeMicro: Cant download the .elf file on the board

I was trying to go through a tutorial called 'BeMicro Embedded System Lab Instructions'. But I am stuck at page 43 . The problem is to download the .elf file in the board. To do this I have to run...
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15 years ago

Coriaa, I would add the additional -r option just in case you have code that doesn't proper drivers:

nios2-download -r -g <software.elf>; nios-terminal

The -r resets the system to make sure the entire system returns to the reset state. This is important if you have custom components that don't have HAL drivers that restore the reset state.