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PRibe4
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6 years ago

Remote system upgrade for MAX 10 with Cypress quad SPI Flash

I'm working on configuring a remote system upgrade (AN 741) with a dual image configuration using an external SPI flash to store the NIOS 2 hex (Boot option 5 from chapter 1.5.3.2 from AN 730). Curr...
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6 years ago
Hi, Do you able to run the MEM-test project on this board, please make sure the mem-test passes with the flash device. Mainly I still suspecting the "Generic Quad SPI IP" parameters. please review the flash datasheet and run the mem-test before testing your design. Regards,
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6 years ago

Hello, thank you for the reply.

I ran the memory-test project and it seems to stop after checking for erased blocks...

/dev/generic_quad_spi_controller2_0_avl_mem
 -Successfully opened /dev/generic_quad_spi_controller2_0_avl_mem
 -Region 0 contains 1024 blocks.
 -Checking Region 0 for erased blocks.
 
Press enter to continue...

I took a closer look at the datasheets from MT25QL512ABA and S25FS512S and there seems to be a diference in the sector sizes and dummy cycles mismatch.

How can I edit these parameters in the Generic quad SPI controler core II ?