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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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7 years ago

Hi abrham if you read ug_nios2_flash_programmer guide on pag 6 , you can see capabilty to program FLASH via Jtag (Passing on FPGA), this is made from SBT ECLIPSE Flash programmer.

You must load Hardware (SOF FILE), then add Nios SW (ELF FILE)

FInally, start programming flash. After first 2 succesfully steps. we have Error 8 attached messge..

We already used this feature many times on other hardware. Now with Quartus 18 probably we meet this issue.... if anyone know the question.....