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16 years ago

Interference between JTAG Programmer and NIOS II Console

Hi, I've noticed some contention between the JTAG Programmer and NIOS II Console. Case 1: 1. Open NIOS IDE 2. Open Quartus Programmer (by pressing Ctrl-8) and download a .sof 3. C...
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16 years ago

The second case is known. You can't program a SOF into the FPGA while the blaster is in use.

The first case is new to me. Usually the nios2-download app detects that the programmer is using the cable and waits until the programmer is finished then downloads the elf file and launches the console. Never had an issue here.

Jake