DK-SI-4S100G2N Altera, DK-SI-4S100G2N Datasheet - Page 22

• Manufacturer Part Number: DK-SI-4S100G2N
• Description: KIT DEV STRATIX IV TRANSCEIVER
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Series: Stratix® IVr

Specifications of DK-SI-4S100G2N

• Main Purpose: *
• Embedded: *
• Utilized Ic / Part: EP4S100G2F40C2ES1
• Primary Attributes: *
• Secondary Attributes: *
• Silicon Manufacturer: Altera
• Core Architecture: FPGA
• Core Sub-architecture: Stratix
• Silicon Core Number: EP4S
• Silicon Family Name: Stratix IV GT
• Rohs Compliant: Yes
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• Other names: 544-2603

A–2
Custom User Design
Creating Flash Files Using the Nios II EDS
sof2flash --input=yourfile_hw.sof --output=yourfile_hw.flash --offset=0xC20000 r
Transceiver Signal Integrity Development Kit, Stratix IV GT Edition User Guide
1
c
Table A–1. Byte Address Flash Memory Map (Part 2 of 2)
Using the Board Update Portal or Nios II EDS tools, you can update the user flash
configuration with designs provided on Altera’s website for demonstration and
evaluation. For more information, refer to
Altera advises against overwriting the FACTORY HW or SW images unless you are
expert with the Altera tools or overwriting the factory design is deliberate. If you
unintentionally overwrite the FACTORY HW or SW images, refer to
Factory Design to the Flash Device” on page
As you develop your own project using the Altera tools, you may wish to program the
flash device so that, upon power up, it loads the FPGA with your own user design.
With the Nios II EDS tool sof2flash, your Quartus II compiled .sof can be converted to
a .flash file. The .flash file can then be written to the user hardware location of the
flash memory using either the Board Update Portal or the Nios II EDS
nios2-flash-programmer from a Nios II command-line shell.
If you used the Nios II EDS to derive your software design, you can use the Nios II
EDS tools to convert your compiled and linked software Executable and Linkable
Format File (.elf) design to .flash files. After your design files are in the .flash format,
then both hardware and software files can be written using the Board Update Portal
or using the Nios II EDS nios2-flash-programmer.
For more information about Nios II EDS software tools and practices, refer to
www.altera.com/products/ip/processors/nios2/tools/ni2-development_tools.html
The following sections describe how to program the flash device using first the Board
Update Portal, then using only the Nios II EDS command-line tools.
If you have hardware developed using the Quartus II application, and software
developed using the Nios II EDS, follow these instructions:
1. On the Windows Start Menu, go to All Programs> altera> Nios II EDS> Nios II
2. In the Nios II Command Shell, navigate to the directory where your design files
Reserved
Ethernet option bits
User design reset vector
Command Shell.
are located and type the following Nios II EDS commands:
■
■
For .sof Quartus II hardware files:
For .elf Nios II software files:
Block Description
Size
32 KB
32 KB
32 KB
“Board Update Portal” on page
A–4.
0x00010000 - 0x00017FFF
0x00008000 - 0x0000FFFF
0x00000000 - 0x00007FFF
Appendix A: Programming the Flash Device
Address Range
Creating Flash Files Using the Nios II EDS
© December 2009 Altera Corporation
“Restoring the
5–1.