Altera Boot Nios2 from EPCS16 using cyclon3

[ashraf123]

I know that this question may have been asked a lot but I spent a lot of time trying in making the NIOS boot from the EPCS.
The QSYS project picture is attached.

I tried using the commands
sof2flash --input=output_files/TEST.sof --output=hw.flash --epcs --verbose ;
elf2flash --input=software/count/binary.elf --output=sw.flash --epcs --after=hw.flash –verbose;
nios2-elf-objcopy --input-target srec --output-target ihex sw.flash sw.hex;

Then the sw.hex is used with TEST.sof to generate the JIC file.

After programming, the NIOS does not start.
I can run the code from eclipse by
Run As -> Nios II Hardware.

Thanks.

 

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Have you done any relevant searches on booting a nios II form epcs? Here are a couple of links that pertain to running the Nios II code from the EPCS. The second link involves some work around for some issue with running out of EPCS.
http://www.altera.com/literature/an/an458.pdf
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd11192013_118.html

 

[ashraf123]

Thanks for your reply.
I have already searched a lot in this topic but tried several times but with no luck.

Another question, assume I could run the program from eclipse, can I read EPCS hex file that I put with the SOF? Here I don't mean load the program but reading data.

Thanks