How to program a flash using a normal programmer

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originally posted by smcnutt@Jun 20 2005, 06:05 AM

hi hjia,

> we use srec2flash and hex2flash to generate the .flash file

> but what i mean is to program the flash thru the stand-alone universal

> device programmer for mass production.

> this programmer is a hardware as altera apu.

> .flash file is not a normal hexadecimal file which can be programmed by

> a programmer.

what format do you require? most programmers support srec ... and

you already have that format.

> then how can i get a hex file from a .flash file for programming?

are you referring to intel hex format?

regards,

--scott

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Hi Scott,

Can we only program the SREC to flash? I know that the .flash file has a boot command attached at the upside of .srec, which cannot be used by a programmer.

If we only download .srec to flash, can Nios run at power up automatically?

Also we have FPGA configure contents in this flash. SOF can be converted to HEX.

Regards,

Hjia