Qsys doesn't program flash correctly

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I am using the latest 11.1 sp2. I have a project that came from 10.1 with SOPC. It has been working in custom hardware for over 5 years. I compiled, debugged and programmed into the flash just fine using SOPC as the system generator using 11.1. It just works as it should.

When I converted the project to use Qsys, it will debug and run fine under the debugger, but I can't get it to run with the EPCS flash. It took about a week to get all the many conversion issues sorted out, but I am at a loss to find why it won't boot from flash. It looks like the SOF won't even boot when I use the flash programmer. If I program just the pof into the flash using the normal programmer, the hardware at least boots just fine.

What issue does QSYS make that won't let the flash programmer work?

altera_forum · Answer

Did figure it out? I think, I am having the same issue...   Thanks

altera_forum · Answer

i had the same problem with you ,in sopc builder it works well,but convert to qsys,it not boot correctly

altera_forum · Answer

You have to tell to qsys that your EPCS component is an epcs component. Don't laugh, please :-) : in qsys component editor, in "module assignments", you must add parameter "embeddedsw.memoryinfo.is_epcs" with value "1", see 13.publishing component information to embedded software (http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/nios2/n2sw_nii52018.pdf)

altera_forum · Answer

Can you be more specific, how to add this parameter to QSYS?

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