Aflop
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2 years agoBooting from offboard CFI directly connected to FPGA
Hello, I am new to FPGA's and have been handed an assignment which I am not sure is possible. I have a Cyclone 10 GX Development Kit which must get configured with a NIOS and booted with applicati...
- 2 years ago
Hi,
both AS and PP configuration interface are using dedicated FPGA pins and can't be replicated on other pins. That's because the specific function is built-in to the FPGA, working before any user code has been loaded. NIOS boot is controlled by HDL code and can basically use any memory interface.
While AS configuration is performed autonomously by FPGA, PP needs an external controller, usually MAX V CPLD. Configuration data is presented to FPP data lines (either 16 or 32, depending on the mode) and clocked in by DCLK.