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14 years ago

INCLUDE SOFTWARE INTO EPCS (.jic)

Hello, i tried many different method on how to include my software for nios2 processor (.elf file) into the jic file together with the .sof fpga file. I have an fpga with a nios2 processor. I...
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14 years ago

First you need to create the hex file from the elf file. Start the NIOS command shell and use the elf2hex command to do that. Make sure you convert the entire on-chip memory to a hex file. Once you have the hex file preload the on-chip memory in Qsys with that hex file you just created. Then recompile the project. jic in the resulting configuration file into your configuration flash. when you power up your FPGA now it will be configured from flash and the onchip memory will be preloaded with your hex file.

Hope that helps

/Boris