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20 years ago

Upgrading Nios Software - external flash

Dear all, I would like to upgrade my NIOS code by RS232. The NIOS runs from external memory. This is my procedure: - I transfer the .elf file to the .flash file by the instruction el...
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20 years ago

I was not right on the bootloader. That just gets linked in by the IDE if the .text section is not located in flash memory.

You will find more information about this in the "Nios II Software Developer's Handbook" under "Memory Usage".

The HAL API provides a function you must call in order to write a section to the onchip memory.