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foft, 06/03/2017 12:38 PM
| 1 | 4 | foft | h1. Introduction |
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| 3 | 4 | foft | For now please see the general core manual on the main page. |
| 4 | http://www.64kib.com/ |
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| 6 | 11 | foft | h1. Power requirements |
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| 8 | USB B 5V input. 500mA is enough but I'd go with 1-2A to give some extra for any connected devices. |
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| 10 | 5 | foft | h1. Core location |
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| 12 | 5 | foft | h2. v1 prototype |
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| 14 | 5 | foft | http://www.64kib.com/autobuild/private/prototype_v1/ |
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| 16 | h2. v2 prototype (aka v3!) |
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| 18 | 5 | foft | http://www.64kib.com/autobuild/private/prototype_v2/ |
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| 20 | 8 | foft | See the file changes for what I've changed. |
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| 22 | 17 | foft | h1. Issues to solve for final board |
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| 24 | * Remove video DAC and audio ADC power supplies. |
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| 25 | * Verify footprint of main board IO area vs standard. Power switch does not fit? |
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| 26 | 16 | foft | * Fix black 'éclaireXL' |
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| 28 | h2. Potential improvements |
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| 30 | 1 | admin | * Think again on the sub-board vs external board? |
| 31 | 19 | foft | * Header to connect SIO LED to case |
| 32 | * Support hardware to allow main case switch to turn board on/off. Not sure how to go about this... |
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| 33 | 17 | foft | |
| 34 | h1. SD card setup |
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| 36 | 17 | foft | The OS and basic rom are currently loaded from SD card. |
| 37 | See the message here for how to do this: |
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| 38 | http://www.64kib.com/redmine/boards/1/topics/22?r=26#message-26 |
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| 40 | 5 | foft | h1. Flashing |
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| 42 | 5 | foft | Its possible to flash the .sof using the USB blaster, but this only lasts until the board is restarted. |
| 43 | 9 | foft | To do this: |
| 44 | #Connect power to the board |
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| 45 | #Connect the jtag |
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| 46 | #In quartus go to tools->programmer |
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| 47 | #In the programmer select 'add file' and choose the .sof file |
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| 48 | #Tell it to start |
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| 50 | 14 | foft | To store on the flash chip you need to make a .jic file. The v1 board has a chip compatible with the EPCQ128. The v3 board has a chip compatible with the EPCS128. |
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| 52 | 6 | foft | h2. Making a jic file from a sof |
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| 54 | 9 | foft | # In quartus go to file->convert programming files |
| 55 | 5 | foft | # Select programming file type 'jtag indirect programming file' |
| 56 | 13 | sadosp | # Select configuration device (v1:EPCQ128, v3:EPCS128) |
| 57 | 5 | foft | # Select mode: Active serial |
| 58 | # Set appropriate file name |
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| 59 | # In 'input files to convert' select 'flash loader' and click 'add device' on the right |
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| 60 | 12 | sadosp | # Select 'Cyclone V' on left and the correct FPGA on the right (v1: 5CEBA2, v3: 5CEBA4) |
| 61 | 5 | foft | # In 'input files to convert' select 'sof data' and click 'add file' |
| 62 | # Select the .sof file to convert |
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| 63 | # Select properties on the new line and enable 'compression' |
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| 64 | # All done, click ok to save .jic file |
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| 65 | # The flash using the programmer as you would with a .sof - it takes longer but it will last over a reboot |
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| 66 | Alternatively I'll post .jics from time to time... |