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20 years ago

Flash Programmer bug?

I still have a problem to configure my custom board in Flash Programmer (Nios2 Evaluation Kit 1.1).

In Nios 2 1.0 my board is configuring without any error. In new version I have these error:

....# Programming flash with the FPGA configuration

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --input=CamelotProject1.flash --sof=$

SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/components/Camelot_Custom_Board/system/Camelot_Custom_Board.sof -

-cable='USB-Blaster [USB-0]' --base=0x00800000

24.03.2005 13:18:39 - (INFO) nios2-flash-programmer: Launching Quartus Programme

r to download:

C:/altera/kits/nios2/components/Camelot_Custom_Board/system/Camelot_Custom_

Board.sof

Send (64) failed.

Unable to synchronize with target.

24.03.2005 13:19:19 - (SEVERE) nios2-flash-programmer: Error opening target hard

ware

....# Programming flash with the project

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --input=cfi_flash_0.flash --sof=__NO_

SOF_PLEASE__ --cable='USB-Blaster [USB-0]' --base=0x00800000

24.03.2005 13:19:20 - (INFO) nios2-flash-programmer: SOF-download skipped.

Send (8) failed.

Unable to synchronize with target.

24.03.2005 13:19:51 - (SEVERE) nios2-flash-programmer: Error opening target hard

ware

....

My custom board has configuration controller (EPM3128) and CFI Flash (AM29LV065DU120) for configuring.

I tried to add --device=num of JTAG, changed jtag_uart component in configuration design.

It didn't help me. Errors the same.

What is wrong?

Thx.

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    20 years ago

    there are already some threads with this topic,

    "--device=2" (if your fpga is second device in chain) is missing in the script,

    this seeems to be a bug, edit script or use your own script for programming,
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    Altera_Forum
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    20 years ago

    I changed --device=1 in script (FPGA is first device in chain). Error the same.

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    20 years ago

    Have you tried running the memtest software example on your flash? This will confirm whether or not your flash interface is functioning and is a good first step. Here are the steps that I would take:

    1. Confirm that memtest works running your design.

    2. Confirm that memtest works, while running out of the "target board" design (created by mk_target_board).

    - If either of these fails, check _first_ to see that the reset delay is implemented properly and that you have no board-level connection errors.

    3. Then move on to trying the flash programmer.

    - Unfortunately, there's not a lot of debug information at this stage. In my experience it either works...or not, though, if I've successfully made it past steps 1 & 2, then it usually just works.

    Cheers,

    - slacker