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14 years ago

Why do I need to use the Nios II Command Shell to run bin2flash

Hi all, I am trying to automate a download process over jtag and need to run bin2flash and nios2-flash-programmer. I would like to be able to call these directly but cant seem to figure out h...
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14 years ago

Schönen Dank Franz!! :)

A very well answered question!! I have managed to get everything I need to work so far! I was a little nervous as I had been told by a FPGA 'expert' that you MUST use the Altera shell but seems not to be the case.

I now have a python script that completely automates the building of flash files (bin2flash) and downloads to a cyclone IV. One small issue but I will start another thread for it.

Again, thanks for your help!

Grafne