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19.3.1.1. Flash Memory Map and Setting Nios® II Reset Vector when Using a Boot Copier
The figure below shows what the flash memory map will look like when using a boot copier. This memory map assumes a FPGA image is stored at the start.
At the start of the memory map is the FPGA image, followed by the boot copier, the application and then customer data. The size of the FPGA image is unknown and the exact size can only be known after the Quartus® Prime compile. However, the Nios® II Reset Vector must be set in Platform Designer and must point to right after the FPGA image (i.e. the start of the boot copier).
The customer will have to determine an upper bound for the size of the FPGA image and will have to set the Nios® II Reset Vector in Platform Designer to start after the FPGA image(s).