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11 years ago

Code not running unless NIOS toolset attached

Hi, my system is a Cyclone 3 FPGA with external SDRAM for memory, with a EPCS64 attached for configuration and code storage. I am programming via a JTAG attached byteBlaster. I can ...
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11 years ago

Have you used the flash programmer to program your system's CFI or EPCS flash? In other words, how do you expect that external SDRAM to be populated with code if that code doesn't reside in some sort of non-volatile memory and get loaded into SDRAM?

If you've already managed the above properly, you could be seeing some sort of unlicensed core issue.

Cheers!

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