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1. Introduction
2. FPGA Configuration First Mode
3. HPS Boot First Mode
4. Creating the Configuration Files
5. HPS Boot Flows
6. Configuring the FPGA Fabric from HPS Software
7. Debugging the Agilex™ 5 SoC FPGA Boot Flow
8. Document Revision History for the Hard Processor System Booting User Guide: Agilex™ 5 SoCs
4.1. Overview
4.2. Quartus® Prime Hardware Project Compilation
4.3. Bootloader Software Compilation
4.4. Programming File Generator
4.5. Configuration over JTAG
4.6. Configuration from QSPI
4.7. Configuration over AVST
4.8. Configuration via Protocol
4.9. Remote System Update
4.10. Partial Reconfiguration
4.11. Preserving SDRAM Content across HPS Resets for Agilex™ 5 Devices
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4.6.3. HPS Boot First
In this case, the device reads a small phase 1 bitstream from QSPI flash and uses it to configure the HPS IO, HPS DDR, and bring up the HPS software. Then later the HPS software can configure the FPGA fabric using the typically much larger phase 2 configuration bitstream. The following figure shows an overview of the process:
Figure 18. Configuration from QSPI using HPS Boot First
The following steps are involved:
- Compile hardware project with Quartus® Prime to obtain the SOF file.
- Compile the HPS FSBL source code to obtain the HPS FSBL hex file, or use a precompiled one.
- Use Programming File Generator to create the following files:
- HPS JTAG Indirect Configuration (JIC) file: contains the small phase 1 configuration bitstream and a small SDM helper firmware image used by the Quartus® Prime Programmer to write the bitstream to flash.
- [Optional] HPS Raw Programming Data (RPD) File: contains the small phase 1 configuration bitstream in simple binary format. Can be written to flash with a 3rd party programmer, such as U-Boot.
- Core RBF file: contains the phase 2 configuration bitstream, to be used by HPS software to configure the FPGA fabric.
- [Optional] Map file: describes the flash placement and usage in human-readable text format.
Note: The phase 1 and phase 2 configuration bitstreams must be created by the exact same Quartus® Prime Programming File Generator version, including the same firmware patches. Also, the phase 1 and phase 2 configuration bitstreams must have the same HPS IO settings, including the HPS DDR settings. If these conditions are not both met, the phase 2 configuration fails. For more information about project compatibility between phase 1 and phase 2 designs, refer to Hardware Project Compatibility in HPS Boot First Mode.