Altera Parallel Flash Loader IP - Manual

Parallel Flash Loader IP Core User Guide
2015.01.23
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This document describes how to instantiate the Parallel Flash Loader (PFL) IP core in your design,
programming flash memory, and configuring your FPGA from the flash memory.
FPGAs’ increasing density requires larger configuration storage. If your system contains a flash memory
device, you can use your flash memory as the FPGA configuration storage as well. You can use the PFL IP
core in Altera ® MAX ® Series (MAX II, MAX V and MAX 10 devices) or all other FPGAs to program
flash memory devices efficiently through the JTAG interface and to control configuration from the flash
memory device to the Altera FPGA.
Features
Use the PFL IP core to:
• Program Common Flash Interface (CFI) flash, quad Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) flash, or NAND
flash memory devices with the device JTAG interface.
• Control Altera FPGA configuration from a CFI flash, quad SPI flash, or NAND flash memory device
for Arria series, Cyclone series, and Stratix series FPGA devices.
Installing and Licensing IP Cores
The Altera IP Library provides many useful IP core functions for production use without purchasing an
additional license. You can evaluate any Altera ® IP core in simulation and compilation in the Quartus ® II
software using the OpenCore ® evaluation feature. Some Altera IP cores, such as MegaCore ® functions,
require that you purchase a separate license for production use. You can use the OpenCore Plus feature to
evaluate IP that requires purchase of an additional license until you are satisfied with the functionality and
performance. After you purchase a license, visit the Self Service Licensing Center to obtain a license
number for any Altera product.
Figure 1: IP Core Installation Path
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quartus - Contains the Quartus II software
ip - Contains the Altera IP Library and third-party IP cores
altera - Contains the Altera IP Library source code
<IP core name> - Contains the IP core source files
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