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DLaff
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6 years ago

Quartus_map.exe is running out of memory (~50 GB) with an SRAM initialization file

I am trying to synthesize a 64 KB on-chip SRAM (used as a ROM for holding the bootloader for the arm MPU) for a Cyclone V, with an Intel Hex format initialization file. The system requirements for th...
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6 years ago

Update: I was able to successfully synthesize by setting the Type 04 record at the beginning of the .hex file (Extended Linear Address) to zero. It must have been trying to fit addresses greater than 64KB into the SRAM, and failing. Will update if this actually worked for booting from the FPGA.