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12 years ago

Configuring FPGA through EPCS (EEPROM) INCLUDING Nios II program?

Hello people! I have made numerous VHDL applications where I configure the FPGA on boot via the EPCS (EEPROM) chip. So until now I know how to create a .jic file and save it to the EEPROM so th...
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12 years ago

Hey thanks!!

So if i understand correct I need to compile my hardware system + Nios as usual, creating a .sof file.

Then create an .elf file by building my software in Eclipse SBT (just started learning the Eclipse SBT by the way).

And then run the commands that you wrote me so that I create one hex file with all the configuration inside. (Can I have access to the Nios shell tools inside the Eclipse SBT?)

Another question is whether I can have this hex file created automatically in the Eclipse SBT. So that after a successful build, I just give the .sof file location and the hex file is created automatically.

Is that possible?

Regards