Flash Programmer on DE2

Altera_Forum · ‎03-06-2006

Hi Everyone!

I've recently received the DE2 board. It's full of nice things but I want to be able to use it the same way I use the other Altera boards (meaning with the flahs programmer).

When I try to download a design with a read only file system to the device's flash I get an error. I've included the transcript for the flahs programming procedure:

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#! /bin/sh# # This file was automatically generated by the Nios II IDE Flash Programmer.# # It will be overwritten when the flash programmer options change.#

cd C:/Altera/Dev_Kits/DE2_System/DE2_demonstrations/DE2_Top/software/hello_DE2/D

ebug

# Creating .flash file for the FPGA configuration

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/sof2flash --epcs --input=C:/Altera/Dev_Kits/DE2_System/DE2_d

emonstrations/DE2_Top/DE2_TOP.sof --output=DE2_TOP.flash

Info: *******************************************************************

Info: Running Quartus II Convert_programming_file

Info: Command: quartus_cpf --no_banner --convert --device=EPCS64 --option=DE2_TO

P.opt C:/Altera/Dev_Kits/DE2_System/DE2_demonstrations/DE2_Top/DE2_TOP.sof DE2_T

OP.pof

Info: Quartus II Convert_programming_file was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings

Info: Processing ended: Mon Mar 06 10:14:34 2006

Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:04

Info: *******************************************************************

Info: Running Quartus II Convert_programming_file

Info: Command: quartus_cpf --no_banner --convert DE2_TOP.pof DE2_TOP.rpd

Info: Quartus II Convert_programming_file was successful. 0 errors, 0 warnings

Info: Processing ended: Mon Mar 06 10:14:39 2006

Info: Elapsed time: 00:00:05

# Programming flash with the FPGA configuration

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --cable='USB-Blaster [USB-1]' --sidp=

0x00C81138 --id=2273640461 --timestamp=1141186422 --epcs --base=0x00C80800 DE2_T

OP.flash

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-1]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00C81138: verified

: Checksumming existing contents

00000000 : Verifying existing contents

00010000 : Verifying existing contents

00020000 : Verifying existing contents

00030000 : Verifying existing contents

00040000 : Verifying existing contents

Checksummed/read 317kB in 44.4s

Erase not required

00000000 ( 0%): Programming

00010000 ( 0%): Programming

00020000 ( 0%): Programming

00030000 ( 0%): Programming

00040000 ( 0%): Programming

Programmed 317KB in 0.0s

No change to device contents

Leaving target processor paused

# Creating .flash file for the project

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/elf2flash --epcs --after=DE2_TOP.flash --input=hello_DE2.elf

--output=epcs_controller.flash --boot=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/components/altera_nios2/b

oot_loader_epcs.srec

# Programming flash with the project

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --cable='USB-Blaster [USB-1]' --sidp=

0x00C81138 --id=2273640461 --timestamp=1141186422 --epcs --base=0x00C80800 epcs_

controller.flash

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-1]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00C81138: verified

: Checksumming existing contents

00040000 : Verifying existing contents

00050000 : Verifying existing contents

00060000 : Verifying existing contents

Checksummed/read 92kB in 13.2s

Erase not required

00040000 ( 0%): Programming

00050000 ( 0%): Programming

00060000 ( 0%): Programming

Programmed 92KB in 0.0s

No change to device contents

Leaving target processor paused

# Creating .flash file for the project

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/elf2flash --base=0x00800000 --end=0xbfffff --reset=0xc80800

--input=hello_DE2.elf --output=cfi_flash_0.flash --boot=$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/componen

ts/altera_nios2/boot_loader_cfi.srec

# Programming flash with the project

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --cable='USB-Blaster [USB-1]' --sidp=

0x00C81138 --id=2273640461 --timestamp=1141186422 --base=0x00800000 cfi_flash_0.

flash

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-1]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00C81138: # Creating .flash file for the read only zip file system

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/bin2flash --base=0x00800000 --location=0x100000 --input=C:/A

ltera/Dev_Kits/DE2_System/DE2_demonstrations/DE2_Top/software/hello_DE2_syslib/b

ackground.zip --output=rozipfs.flash

verified

Leaving target processor paused

# Programming flash with the read only zip file system

$SOPC_KIT_NIOS2/bin/nios2-flash-programmer --cable='USB-Blaster [USB-1]' --sidp=

0x00C81138 --id=2273640461 --timestamp=1141186422 --base=0x00800000 rozipfs.flas

h

Using cable "USB-Blaster [USB-1]", device 1, instance 0x00

Resetting and pausing target processor: OK

Reading System ID at address 0x00C81138: verified

: Checksumming existing contents

00110000 : Reading existing contents

00120000 : Reading existing contents

00130000 : Reading existing contents

00140000 : Reading existing contents

00150000 : Reading existing contents

00160000 : Reading existing contents

00170000 : Reading existing contents

00180000 : Reading existing contents

00190000 : Reading existing contents

Checksummed/read 40kB in 1.5s

00110000 ( 0%): Erasing

00120000 (11%): Erasing

00130000 (22%): Erasing

00140000 (33%): Erasing

00150000 (44%): Erasing

00160000 (55%): Erasing

00170000 (66%): Erasing

00180000 (77%): Erasing

00190000 (88%): Erasing

Erased 576kB in 7.0s (82.2kB/s)

00100000 ( 0%): Programming

Program failed at offset 1068F7

Leaving target processor paused[/b]

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Has anyone succssfully tried this before ?

On the same subject, does anyone know the reason why a read only filesystem can't reside in an epcs device ?

Nir