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README for the spi_boot core
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README for the spi_boot core
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Version: $Date: 2005-02-20 18:58:41 $
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Version: $Date: 2005-02-27 19:05:14 $
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Description
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Description
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Features
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Features
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* Configuration mode: configurates SRAM based FPGAs via slave serial mode
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* Configuration mode: configures SRAM based FPGAs via slave serial mode
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(Xilinx and Altera)
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(Xilinx and Altera)
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* Data mode: provides stored data over a simple synchronous serial interface
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* Data mode: provides stored data over a simple synchronous serial interface
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* Broad compatability using SPI mode
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* Broad compatability using SPI mode
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+ SecureDigital cards using dedicated initialization command
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+ SecureDigital cards using dedicated initialization command
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+ MultiMediaCards (see below)
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+ MultiMediaCards (see below)
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$ dd if=ram_loader.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512
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$ dd if=ram_loader.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512
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$ dd if=pongrom_6.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512 seek=512
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$ dd if=pongrom_6.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512 seek=512
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$ dd if=pacman.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512 seek=1024
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$ dd if=pacman.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512 seek=1024
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The name of the device node depends on how the card reader is attached to the
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The name of the device node depends on how the card reader is attached to the
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kernel. For linux systems this is most often something like /dev/sdX with X
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kernel. For Linux systems this is most often something like /dev/sdX with X
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ranging from a-z. Please note that it is essential to use the device without
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ranging from a-z. Please note that it is essential to use the device without
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any trailing numbers as they refer to partitions leading to wrong offsets for
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any trailing numbers as they refer to partitions leading to wrong offsets for
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data written to the card.
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data written to the card.
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All this works perfectly for my Spartan IIe device as this FPGA expects the
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All this works perfectly for my Spartan IIe device as this FPGA expects the
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configuration data as it is delivered from the card: Consecutive bytes each
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configuration data as it is delivered from the card: Consecutive bytes each
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