Occasional ContributorBooting NIOS II/e from EPCQ-L on Cyclone 10 GX Dev kit
Task:
I am currently trying to boot a NIOS II/e from EPCQ-L memory on a Cyclone 10 GX Dev kit and have thus far not succeeded.
Quartus Version: 20.3
FPGA: 10CX220YF780E5G
EPCQ-L: EPCQL1024F24IN
Scheme: Active serial x4, boot copier method
Current result:
Cyclone 10 gets configured with 2 blinking LEDs. NIOS should blink the other 2 LEDs and is not.
Resources:
- I have been following the "Booting from EPCQ" section (5.2.3) in this document
https://www.intel.com/programmable/technical-pdfs/683689.pdf
- I have also read from this forum post
My questions:
1.) Has anyone been successful in booting a NIOS II/e using an active serial scheme?
a.) If not, how can I get a clear statement from Intel stating that it is not possible? Multiple people at my work have attempted this resulting in wasted time and money.
2.) Where is the HDL located that controls the boot copier?
3.) Does anyone have good resources for debugging/tracing the NIOS boot process?
