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21 years ago

EPCS FLASH

Hi Guys ahd Gurus, On my custom board, I have a EPCS4 device for FPGA configuration. I tried to use this as a serial FLASH. Gues what NIOS crashed and after that I have not been able to set thi...
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21 years ago

Can you erase the EPCS chip??

If not can you de-solder it?

I would also suggest reading the configuration app note on the device family you are using; these manuals are quite comprehensive at describing the various configuration modes and how each is used with external memory like the EPCS. At a minimum I think with some study and --if ultimately necessary-- disconnecting the correct wire, that you'll be able to configure your device via JTAG again.