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Ftiglius
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7 years ago

Problem writing .SOF plus .ELF files with NiosII ECLIPSE FLASH PROGRAMMER using quartus 18.0 : error 8 during flash writing

Hi to everyone! We need to flash Fpga configuration + NiosII software (to boot application "on place"). This method runs with older versions. Attempting to write SOF + ELF on flash (with common USB B...
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Abe
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7 years ago

Looks like the USB blaster or download cable wasn't able to detect the FPGA and devices correctly. The error problem with JTAG chain suggests that the programmer could not verify the devices in the setup via the JTAG port. Are you using the correct port for JTAG configuration and is the MSEL settings set appropriately.