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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

Where the program fails is difficult to define. I have written a routine that

turns on some debug LEDs on my board. (this routine is also placed in internal memory)

I can see that the LED instruction isn't executed after the sector erase.

The question is: Is the routine always in internal memory or is it placed from external flash to internal memory after the function call.

Regards

Karel