Plateform FLASH PROM configuration using a Microblaze.
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From: Claude Sylvain on 10 Mar 2006 23:24 Hello all, In a project, I use a Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA from Xilinx. The design use a Microblaze CPU instantiated in the FPGA. I use the Digilent Spartan-3 starter kit for prototyping. Note that the original XC3S200 FPGA has been removed, and replaced by a XC3S400 FPGA. I want to erase/program the platform FLASH PROM installed in this board (the XCF02S IC) with a new FPGA configuration file, using the Microblaze CPU. Xilinx application note xapp544 is a good starting point for doing this stuff. But, there are some information that is missing to be able to achieve this task. These informations are: a) How long it take to program a PROM row (after the program row command has been sent to the PROM) ? b) What is the format a FPGA configuration file (.bit, .mcs, .hex), and associated programmation algorithm to get the PROM programmed correctly ? I was searching for more than 1 week about this information without finding anything. Is it possible that this information is confidential and can not be published ? Claude Sylvain Electro-Technica inc.
From: Marco T. on 11 Mar 2006 03:24 "Claude Sylvain" <claudesylvain(a)sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:NhsQf.5254$xM2.414382(a)news20.bellglobal.com... > Hello all, > > In a project, I use a Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA from Xilinx. > > The design use a Microblaze CPU instantiated in the FPGA. > > I use the Digilent Spartan-3 starter kit for prototyping. Note that the > original XC3S200 FPGA has been removed, and replaced by a XC3S400 FPGA. > > I want to erase/program the platform FLASH PROM installed in this board > (the XCF02S IC) with a new FPGA configuration file, using the Microblaze > CPU. > > Xilinx application note xapp544 is a good starting point for doing this > stuff. But, there are some information that is missing to be able to > achieve this task. These informations are: > > a) How long it take to program a PROM row (after the program row > command has been sent to the PROM) ? > > b) What is the format a FPGA configuration file (.bit, .mcs, .hex), and > associated programmation algorithm to get the PROM programmed correctly ? > > > I was searching for more than 1 week about this information without > finding anything. > Is it possible that this information is confidential and can not be > published ? > > > Claude Sylvain > Electro-Technica inc. > > > Have you already seen XAPP482? It explains how to store configuration file and software application into platform flash. Marco
From: Antti Lukats on 11 Mar 2006 03:29 "Claude Sylvain" <claudesylvain(a)sympatico.ca> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:NhsQf.5254$xM2.414382(a)news20.bellglobal.com... > Hello all, > > In a project, I use a Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA from Xilinx. > > The design use a Microblaze CPU instantiated in the FPGA. > > I use the Digilent Spartan-3 starter kit for prototyping. Note that the > original XC3S200 FPGA has been removed, and replaced by a XC3S400 FPGA. > > I want to erase/program the platform FLASH PROM installed in this board > (the XCF02S IC) with a new FPGA configuration file, using the Microblaze > CPU. > > Xilinx application note xapp544 is a good starting point for doing this > stuff. But, there are some information that is missing to be able to > achieve this task. These informations are: > > a) How long it take to program a PROM row (after the program row > command has been sent to the PROM) ? > > b) What is the format a FPGA configuration file (.bit, .mcs, .hex), and > associated programmation algorithm to get the PROM programmed correctly ? > > > I was searching for more than 1 week about this information without > finding anything. > Is it possible that this information is confidential and can not be > published ? > > > Claude Sylvain > Electro-Technica inc. > you are partially right :( the full programming specs of platform flash are confidential and have never been made available. however all the required info can be obtained by looking at BSDL files and SVF files. So I have sucesfully created custom programming software that can program platform flash directly from .BIT files Antti
From: Claude Sylvain on 11 Mar 2006 11:58 Yes, I seen it. Unfortunatly, it do not include the information I want. The way the information is stored inside the configuration file, so I can build my own program to read and program the PROM. Claude Sylvain Electro-Technica inc. "Marco T." <marc(a)blabla.com> wrote in message news:duu1gb$bfh$1(a)nnrp.ngi.it... > > "Claude Sylvain" <claudesylvain(a)sympatico.ca> wrote in message > news:NhsQf.5254$xM2.414382(a)news20.bellglobal.com... >> Hello all, >> >> In a project, I use a Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA from Xilinx. >> >> The design use a Microblaze CPU instantiated in the FPGA. >> >> I use the Digilent Spartan-3 starter kit for prototyping. Note that the >> original XC3S200 FPGA has been removed, and replaced by a XC3S400 FPGA. >> >> I want to erase/program the platform FLASH PROM installed in this board (the >> XCF02S IC) with a new FPGA configuration file, using the Microblaze CPU. >> >> Xilinx application note xapp544 is a good starting point for doing this >> stuff. But, there are some information that is missing to be able to achieve >> this task. These informations are: >> >> a) How long it take to program a PROM row (after the program row command >> has been sent to the PROM) ? >> >> b) What is the format a FPGA configuration file (.bit, .mcs, .hex), and >> associated programmation algorithm to get the PROM programmed correctly ? >> >> >> I was searching for more than 1 week about this information without finding >> anything. >> Is it possible that this information is confidential and can not be >> published ? >> >> >> Claude Sylvain >> Electro-Technica inc. >> >> >> > > Have you already seen XAPP482? > It explains how to store configuration file and software application into > platform flash. > > Marco >
From: Claude Sylvain on 11 Mar 2006 12:43 I already found the BSDL description of the XCF02S PROM (http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_sw_updates_display.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&update=bsdl&software=PROMs). But, I was not knowing anything about SVF files. That was the missing chain ! Based on what I read in xapp503 (http://www.xilinx.com/bvdocs/appnotes/xapp503.pdf), the steps I will have to do are: a) Convert the .bit configuration file to an .svf file, using iMPACT. b) Build a custom program to read, interpret and program the .svf file into the PROM, using the Microblaze CPU. I don't still know the time it takes to program a PROM row. Maybe it is in the XCS02S BSDL file, and I have missed it. Nervertless, it can be optained by doing iterative test. Thank you for your help. That's exactly the information I want. Claude Sylvain Electro-Technica inc. "Antti Lukats" <antti(a)openchip.org> wrote in message news:duu1tq$obg$1(a)online.de... > > "Claude Sylvain" <claudesylvain(a)sympatico.ca> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:NhsQf.5254$xM2.414382(a)news20.bellglobal.com... >> Hello all, >> >> In a project, I use a Spartan-3 XC3S400 FPGA from Xilinx. >> >> The design use a Microblaze CPU instantiated in the FPGA. >> >> I use the Digilent Spartan-3 starter kit for prototyping. Note that the >> original XC3S200 FPGA has been removed, and replaced by a XC3S400 FPGA. >> >> I want to erase/program the platform FLASH PROM installed in this board (the >> XCF02S IC) with a new FPGA configuration file, using the Microblaze CPU. >> >> Xilinx application note xapp544 is a good starting point for doing this >> stuff. But, there are some information that is missing to be able to achieve >> this task. These informations are: >> >> a) How long it take to program a PROM row (after the program row command >> has been sent to the PROM) ? >> >> b) What is the format a FPGA configuration file (.bit, .mcs, .hex), and >> associated programmation algorithm to get the PROM programmed correctly ? >> >> >> I was searching for more than 1 week about this information without finding >> anything. >> Is it possible that this information is confidential and can not be >> published ? >> >> >> Claude Sylvain >> Electro-Technica inc. >> > > you are partially right :( the full programming specs of platform flash are > confidential and have never been made available. > > however all the required info can be obtained by looking at BSDL files and > SVF files. So I have sucesfully created custom programming software that can > program platform flash directly from .BIT files > > Antti > > > > > > >
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