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14 years ago

Downloading ELF file onto target NIOS processor Failed

Hello,

When I build and download my Hello World application using the 'Run Configurations' GUI menu in Eclipse, I get a 'verify failed' error. Anyone know what this indicates and how I can resolve this?

Below is the error I get when I try to run my application.

Thanks,

Nishanth

using cable “usb-blaster [usb-0]”, device 1, instance 0x00

processor is already paused

reading system id at address 0x00002080: verified

initializing cpu cache (if present)

ok

downloading 02000000 ( 0%)

downloading 08000000 ( 0%)

downloading 080111f0 (89%)

downloaded 69kb in 2.2s (31.3kb/s)

verifying 02000000 ( 0%)

verifying 08000000 ( 0%)

verify failed between address 0x8000000 and 0x800f653

leaving target processor paused

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    14 years ago

    I am assuming the executable I just downloaded.

    downloading 02000000 ( 0%)

    downloading 08000000 ( 0%)

    downloading 080111f0 (89%)

    downloaded 69kb in 2.2s (31.3kb/s)
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    14 years ago

    Let me rephrase that....which hardware component (memory, epcs, etc.) is located at the failing address:

    Verify failed between address 0x8000000 and 0x800F653
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    14 years ago

    Try to run it from an onchip memory, i presume you are running it from some external memory...

    (if it works with onchip it is for sure a timing problem, take a look on how to configure the PLL degrees of an external mem)
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    14 years ago

    It is running on external SDRAM. Thank you very much for the suggestion. I will try running it on on-chip ram and see if it makes a difference.

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    14 years ago

    Hello there, I'm having the same problem here since I set my NIOS reset_vector to the external EPCS flash memory from the external SDRAM.

    But, if I make a JIC with my Sof and Elf files and then burn the flash, it works fine. Otherwise (with the reset vector at SDRAM) the software would not boot. Make sure your reset_vector is at SDRAM so it will not load the software image at flash upon your just downloaded elf at sdram.
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    14 years ago

    BTW the correct way to do this is to set reset vector to a non-volatile memory, say ext_flast and the rest to sd_ram.

    It should work in any case - whether you run from a flash or dowloading sof and run sw in the nios tools.
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    14 years ago

    make sure you have download the programming file .sof or .pof in your FPGA