Problem using Flash Programmer

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Hello,  

 I have problem using Flash Programmer. I am trying to write something to flash of my custom board, but doesn't seem to work..  Below message appears: ------------------------------------------ [SOPC Builder]$ nios2-flash-programmer --input=xxx_fpga.flash --sof=d:/doors_h ome/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof --base=0x00800000 WARNING: Default charset MS932 not supported, using ISO-8859-1 instead Oct 6, 2005 8:32:57 PM - (??) nios2-flash-programmer: Launching Quartus Program er to download:  d:/doors_home/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof Oct 6, 2005 8:33:01 PM - (???) nios2-flash-programmer: Error opening target har ware Oct 6, 2005 8:33:01 PM - (???) nios2-flash-programmer: Unable to open flash- evice after successfully communicating with target. It is likely that you are using a flash-programming FPGA design which was not created for your target board. --------------------------------------------  I think I am not doing totally wrong, since I can write something into EPCS using nios2-flash-programmer, and it seems to work just fine.  Any advice will be great.

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by fuji@Oct 6 2005, 08:03 AM hello,   i have problem using flash programmer. i am trying to write something to flash of my custom board, but doesn&#39;t seem to work..  below message appears: ------------------------------------------ [sopc builder]$ nios2-flash-programmer --input=xxx_fpga.flash  --sof=d:/doors_h ome/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof --base=0x00800000 warning: default charset ms932 not supported, using iso-8859-1 instead oct 6, 2005 8:32:57 pm - (??) nios2-flash-programmer: launching quartus program er to download:   d:/doors_home/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof oct 6, 2005 8:33:01 pm - (???) nios2-flash-programmer: error opening target har ware oct 6, 2005 8:33:01 pm - (???) nios2-flash-programmer:    unable to open flash- evice after successfully communicating with target. it is likely that you are using a flash-programming fpga design which was not created for your target board. --------------------------------------------  i think i am not doing totally wrong, since i can write something into epcs using nios2-flash-programmer, and it seems to work just fine.  any advice will be great. <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=10191)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---  

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Hi fuji, 

 Sorry about the last post ... I fat-fingered it ... still getting used to the new buttons ;-)  > SOPC Builder]$ nios2-flash-programmer --input=xxx_fpga.flash > --sof=d:/doors_h ome/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof --base=0x00800000  Did you create the xxx_fpga.flash file with sof2flash? What parameters did you use?  Regards, --Scott

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--- Quote Start ---  originally posted by smcnutt@Oct 6 2005, 09:26 AM hi fuji,  sorry about the last post ... i fat-fingered it ... still getting used to the new buttons ;-)  > sopc builder]$ nios2-flash-programmer --input=xxx_fpga.flash > --sof=d:/doors_h ome/xxx/xxx_board/system/xxx_board.sof --base=0x00800000  did you create the xxx_fpga.flash file with sof2flash?  what parameters did you use?  regards, --scott <div align='right'><{post_snapback}> (index.php?act=findpost&pid=10195)  --- quote end ---    --- Quote End ---     Since it needs a file of <cuuston_board_name>.ptf  when programme flash, I think you must make this file with the command of ma_target_board.

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Hello, 

 Thank you very much, smcnutt and eltonlaonong.  I think my problem is that the flash we use is NOT cfi flash. The flash driver we made works good.  We had a cyclone evaluation board at hand, so we made totally new files assumming this being a custom board, and Flash Programmer worked just fine.  I guess there was nothing wrong with the procedures we took to make our own custom board.  I saw some posts with similar problem using non cfi flash. Is there anyway I can use Flash Programmer on non cfi flash?

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I&#39;m still waiting for an answer on that one. Basically, you&#39;d have to write your own flash programmer target code for your target board, but you have to know the flash programmer&#39;s protocol on the JTAG UART in order to do that.

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Hello, 

 I have replaced my non cfi flash to cfi flash,  and Flash Programmer worked just fine.  Just wanted to let you know.

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Which way should I use to write my program to the Flash on my customized development board?? using the JTAG of FPGA??? 

 Thank you !!!!

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I have the same problem, waiting for the answer!

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I got around the problem by doing a separate configuration for the PLD, containing a small program in internal-ROM to accept the flash HEX data from a serial port and write programming instructions to the flash.