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FPGA flash issue

Altera_Forum
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‎07-22-2011 04:49 AM
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We are getting an error message while flashing FPGA via USB Blaster. Error message we receive are mentioned below. 

 

1. Erase failed at offset 40000 (This address keeps changing) 

2. Verifying 00000000 (0%) Verify failed 

 

The MFD module used for flashing is 64MB module and snapshot of EPCS information programming log file 

 

We are using cyclone III FPGA 

 

EPCS signature is 0x15[/B] 

epcs identifier is 0x010215 

using epcs size information from section [epcs-010215] 

device size is 4mbyte (32mbit) 

erase regions are: 

offset 0: 64 x 64k 

epcs status is 0x00[/B]
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Altera_Forum
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‎07-25-2011 05:36 PM
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Are you using the latest version of Quartus for this ? 

What board is the FPGA on ? Are the signal lines from the USB Blaster clean on a scope ?
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