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How to flash fpga and NIOS2 design ?

Altera_Forum
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HI, 

 

 

I have a DE2-115, i want to finalize my design on FPGA.  

How do i store my hardware and software design into de2-115? 

 

I've created EPCS controller, tristate bridge, CFI controller, and make the reset vector to EPCS controller. (see attached) 

 

I've also managed to create .flash file from .sof and .elf using flash programmer GUI 

 

I'm getting error(see attached) when i want to program these .flash file into DE2-115. 

 

What am i missing? flash offset? what is it? 

 

Since i have 2 non-volatile memory option. How should i use them? EPCS for hardware ? and CFI for software?  

or CFI contain HW and SW ? 

 

 

 

Please help.. Thank you 

 

 

Regards, 

Michael Lem
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Altera_Forum
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I left out 1 thing. 

 

I do not have any pin assignments to the EPCS controller in the my top module, cause I heard it will be connected automatically by quartus 2. 

 

is it true? 

 

 

Michael
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Altera_Forum
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the connection is not implicit in all families 

 

http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd11012007_792.html
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Altera_Forum
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can I put HW and SW design all in CFI Flash instead of EPCS64 ? 

what should i put for my reset vector then?  

 

CFI flash?
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