Configuration Problem!

[Altera_Forum]

After configuration, can the user logic access the configuration device, EPCS64 for example, through the configuration pins? If can, how to do that? Use a IPcore or user defined logic? Thanks!

[Altera_Forum]

Take a look at the altasmi_parallel megafunction user guide (http://www.altera.com/literature/ug/mfug_asmi.pdf).

[Altera_Forum]

If I store the code for Nios II in the serial configuration device, and the Nios II uses on-chip memory as instruction memory. After configuration, the instruction memory is blank, right? So Nios II can do nothing. How can I load the code in the serial configuration device into the on-chip instruction memory? Should I define user logic to do that? Thanks!

[Altera_Forum]

Sorry, I'm not a Nios user. Someone more knowledgible about Nios needs to handle that question.

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  If I store the code for Nios II in the serial configuration device, and the Nios II uses on-chip memory as instruction memory. After configuration, the instruction memory is blank, right? So Nios II can do nothing. How can I load the code in the serial configuration device into the on-chip instruction memory? Should I define user logic to do that? Thanks!  --- Quote End ---    the epcs componet in sopc contains a bootloader to copy your code to ram. add one of these and set the reset vector to the epcs component.  the documentation on this is reasonable.

[Altera_Forum]

You can also specify a memory initalization file for the on-chip RAM or ROM in SOPC builder for the instruction memory to boot right from on-chip memory.

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Prompt the beginner. 

Why fitter in Quartus Web Edition 7.1 cannot place altasmi_parallel Megafunction in chip EP3C25E144? Though, when I choose chip EP2C20Q240, errors do not arise. In altasmi_parallel Megafunction User Guide it is written, that Cyclone III supports this megafunction.