Fail to restart program after poweroff and poweron

Doesn't the EPCS64 have a different footprint than the EPCS4?

Jake

Yes its a SOIC16 but is ok for the board.

The curent chip is SOIC8.

but until the new flash chip arrives, I tried to put the hardware image only to flash using AS programming and now the board has the nios ii system present even power off and then on the board.

Lets suppose that I want now to add the only software, is possible to add partially?

Finally I put an EPCS16. The problem insists!!!! I am doing something wrong!!!

:(

Can you post any and all error messages you are receiving?

Jake

This is the script generated by Eclipse nios Flash programmer.

If I launch it gives the following.

Is the quartus_cpf --no_banner --convert --device=EPCS128....referred in the first lines ok ? I use an EPCS16 ?

After the script finishes I press reset and programm is running ok.

But if I cycle power not starts any more. I noticed also that after cycle power nios2 is absent!

Thank you for your time!

/cygdrive/d/ep2c8/script

[NiosII EDS]$ ./flash_programmer.sh

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:29 AM - (FINE) sof2flash: Starting

Info: *******************************************************************

Info: Running Quartus II Convert_programming_file

Info: Command: quartus_cpf --no_banner --convert --device=EPCS128 --option=D:/ep

2c8/flash/2c8_TRH_epcs.opt D:/ep2c8/2c8_TRH.sof D:/ep2c8/flash/2c8_TRH_epcs.pof

Info: Quartus II Convert_programming_file was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings

Info: Peak virtual memory: 69 megabytes

Info: Processing ended: Tue Jan 19 01:47:31 2010

Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:01

Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:01

Info: *******************************************************************

Info: Running Quartus II Convert_programming_file

Info: Command: quartus_cpf --no_banner --convert D:/ep2c8/flash/2c8_TRH_epcs.pof

D:/ep2c8/flash/2c8_TRH_epcs.rpd

Info: Quartus II Convert_programming_file was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings

Info: Peak virtual memory: 68 megabytes

Info: Processing ended: Tue Jan 19 01:47:34 2010

Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:02

Info: Total CPU time (on all processors): 00:00:02

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:35 AM - (FINE) sof2flash: Done

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00001898: verified

Processor data bus width is 32 bits

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000000 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 0001703A 04C00074 9801483A 9CFFF804 983FFD1E 0000203A

Not here: reserved fields are non-zero

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000100 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 92400237 4A40100C 483FFD26 90000135 92400237 4A40200C

Not here: reserved fields are non-zero

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000200 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 00000000 00000000 00000260 00000000 00000000 00000001

Valid registers found

EPCS signature is 0x14

EPCS identifier is 0x202015

Using EPCS size information from section [EPCS-202015]

Device size is 2MByte (16Mbit)

Erase regions are:

offset 0: 32 x 64K

EPCS status is 0x00

: Checksumming existing contents

00000000 : Verifying existing contents

00000000 : Needs erase then program

00010000 : Verifying existing contents

00010000 : Needs erase then program

00020000 : Verifying existing contents

00020000 : Needs erase then program

00000000 : Reading existing contents

00010000 : Reading existing contents

00020000 : Reading existing contents

Checksummed/read 49kB in 1.1s

00000000 ( 0%): Erasing

00010000 (33%): Erasing

00020000 (66%): Erasing

Erased 192kB in 1.9s (101.0kB/s)

00000000 ( 0%): Programming

00010000 (33%): Programming

00020000 (66%): Programming

Programmed 144KB +48KB in 4.5s (42.6KB/s)

Did not attempt to verify device contents

Leaving target processor paused

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:45 AM - (INFO) elf2flash: args = --input=D:/ep2c8/software/THP

/THP.elf --output=D:/ep2c8/flash/THP_epcs.flash --epcs --after=D:/ep2c8/flash/2c

8_TRH_epcs.flash --verbose

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:45 AM - (FINE) elf2flash: Starting

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:45 AM - (FINER) elf2flash: Program Record: 71264 bytes destine

d for 0x2000020

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:45 AM - (FINER) elf2flash: Start Record: 20001c4

Jan 19, 2010 1:47:45 AM - (FINE) elf2flash: Done

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-0]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00001898: verified

Processor data bus width is 32 bits

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000000 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 0001703A 04C00074 9801483A 9CFFF804 983FFD1E 0000203A

Not here: reserved fields are non-zero

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000100 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 92400237 4A40100C 483FFD26 90000135 92400237 4A40200C

Not here: reserved fields are non-zero

Looking for EPCS registers at address 0x00000200 (with 32bit alignment)

Initial values: 00000000 00000000 00000260 00000000 00000000 00000001

Valid registers found

EPCS signature is 0x14

EPCS identifier is 0x202015

Using EPCS size information from section [EPCS-202015]

Device size is 2MByte (16Mbit)

Erase regions are:

offset 0: 32 x 64K

EPCS status is 0x00

: Checksumming existing contents

00020000 : Verifying existing contents

00020000 : Needs erase then program

00030000 : Verifying existing contents

00030000 : Needs erase then program

00020000 : Reading existing contents

00030000 : Reading existing contents

Checksummed/read 59kB in 1.5s

00020000 ( 0%): Erasing

00030000 (50%): Erasing

Erased 128kB in 1.3s (98.4kB/s)

00020000 ( 0%): Programming

00030000 (50%): Programming

Programmed 70KB +58KB in 2.0s (64.0KB/s)

Did not attempt to verify device contents

Leaving target processor paused

/cygdrive/d/ep2c8/script

Unfortunately I see in the forum that other people had problems with epcs boot due to a Quartus ii 9.1 version.

I searched altera's site but I did not found a patch that fixes the problem.

I cannot find also the 9.0 version of quartus to reinstall.

I tried to communicate with altera for support but I didnt find the way. I am doing cycles in the site.

Anyway I am a student and I do my thesis on nios2.

I am really very sorry because I cannot conclude!! I lost more than a month reading and searching for the boot problem. it took less time the nios development and the software than the boot!

Maybe I am wrong but I think altera has not a good policy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They should have already issue free for public and easy to download the patch.

I am really very sorry for all my lost time!!!!!

The patches are available by filing a service request on the Altera website:

http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20577&referrerid=2226

The 9.0 tools can be obtained here:

https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/altera_design/quartus_archive/dnl-quartus_archive.jsp

https://www.altera.com/servlets/download2?swcode=www-swd-nio2-90-all&referer=https://www.altera.com/support/software/download/nios2/dnl-nios2.jsp

I agree these bugs are unfortunate and also historically very unlike Altera.

Jake

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I think he's using the NIOS II flash programmer to program the EPCS device. You give it the SOF file and it does the conversion for you.

Jake

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I think he's right.

A few days ago it was published by Altera the service pack for Quartus ii 9.1 web and Nios IDE!

I installed it and everything works now ok!!