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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

SD Card Problem

Hi guys,

I'm very new to Altera and the FPGA stuff. After days of trying I got the DE2_WEB template running.

Now I stick to the next problem. I want to get the SD-Card working. The problem is, that i really need the FAT16 filesystem. After searching through the forum and the Internet I found this file: f*p://ftp.altera.com/up/pub/University_Program_IP_Cores/90/altera_up_avalon_sd_card_interface.zip

But how can I get this into the SOPC Builder and add it to my hardware?

I also found this file: f*p://ftp.altera.com/up/pub/University_Program_IP_Cores/UP_IP_Library.exe

When I installed this, some more components were available in the SOPC builder, however the SD-Card Interface wasn't, although it is listed in the Readme.

So I would really appreciate it, if someone could me help me.

Thanks in advance!

duckhunter

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    I finally could add the UP IP SD Card Interface to my project.

    But now i get the following error message:

    Error: Port "bidir_port_to_and_from_the_SD_CMD" does not exist in macrofunction "u0"

    Error: Port "bidir_port_to_and_from_the_SD_DAT" does not exist in macrofunction "u0"

    Error: Port "out_port_from_the_SD_CLK" does not exist in macrofunction "u0"

    I read the manual "SD_Card_Interface_for_SoPC_Builder.pdf" and there i found the table for the Pin Assignments for DE2. But how can I assign the Pins?

    b_SD_cmd --> PIN_Y21

    b_SD_dat --> PIN_AD24

    b_SD_dat3 --> PIN_AC23

    o_SD_clock --> PIN_AD25

    Where can I do this?

    Thanks for your help :)
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    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    Okay I found the Pin Assignment Tool, the Pin Assignments seems to be fine. But i still get these error messages :(