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12 years ago

CYCLONEIII remote configuration update

Dear All, I would like to understand the workflow in setting up a remote update configuration feature in my CYCLONEIII device. I surfed the forum, some Altera ANs, UserGuides and still can't ge...
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12 years ago

AN-429 and the BUP (Board Update Portal) that ships with (AFAIK) every single Altera dev kit are both examples of remote configuration over ethernet using Nios II.

You might look into "remote jtag" for the flash programmer over ethernet. It would require a JTAG connection to the board, but it's close to what you want.

- In the future, it should be possible to put this remote JTAG capability into the ARM cores that reside on the SoC devices.

Cheers and good luck!

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