Introduction
Development Kit
| IP Core | IP Core Category |
|---|---|
| Nios V/m Processor Intel FPGA IP | Embedded Processor |
| Generic Serial Flash Interface Intel FPGA IP | Configuration And Programming |
Detailed Description
The GSFI bootloader is the Nios® V processor boot copier that supports QSPI flash memory in control block-based devices.
The GSFI bootloader includes the following features:
- 1. Locates the software application in non-volatile memory.
- 2. Unpacks and copies the software application image to RAM.
- 3. Automatically switches processor execution to application code in RAM after copy completes.
Please refer to the document for details about the design.
Prepare the design template in the Quartus Prime software GUI
Note: The means to bring up the project template is through the New Project Wizard (File -> New Project Wizard). After entering the project name and folder on the first panel, the second panel will ask you to specify an empty project or project template. Select project template. You will see a list of Design Templates projects that you have loaded prior as well as various "Baseline Pinout Designs" that contain the pinout and settings for a variety of development kits. If you don't see your design template in the list, click on the link that states install the Design Templates circled below:
Browse to the <project>.par file you downloaded, click ok and your design template will be installed. Click Cancel. Go to File -> Open. Double click on <project_name>.qar. The extracted quartus project file will be opened.