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bob_bitchen
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3 years ago

NIOS SDK tools don't see memory region

We use an Arrow LPDDR controller from the BeMicro designs back with Quartus 12. I have a CIV E design in Quartus 21 lite with a NIOS II F. In platform designer, the NIOS vector selection drop-do...
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EBERLAZARE_I_Intel
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3 years ago

Hi,


The alternate workaround is to use the EPCQ as reset vector and OCRAM as exception vector for newer Quartus, this worked. And set the BSP as following:


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    bob_bitchen
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    3 years ago

    On 9-14-22

    community.intel.com/t5/Nios-II-Embedded-Design-Suite/NIOS-SDK-tools-don-t-see-memory-region/m-p/1414818#M51475

    We moved the vectors to EPCQ and OCRAM a couple of months ago and successfully produced the elf. However, the MDDR still was not able to be used as a target for the linker.

    I sent a screenshot of the functional MDDR being tested by entering its address on the command line of the memtest example.

    Nothing has changed on the bug since then except for people asking the same questions.

    I know that this level of support for your customers is acceptable to you, but our customers will not tolerate it.