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15 years ago

Backtrace while converting sof file to pof file for flash programming

I am using the NIOS II IDE to program a flash EPCS4 device with time-limited configuration data for my Cyclone II design. I get the following error: Info: Command: quartus_cpf --convert...
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15 years ago

I always considered a bit silly that Quartus refuses to make a POF for Opencore evaluation.

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Well, it is quite obvious, because then you could just add some watchdog to your board that will reload the fpga after one hour and you would get the function of the ip-core for free.

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True, but if you insist, you can do a similar hourly reload through JTAG.