Program Flash spartan 7

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com]

Hi ,

     I am using spartan 7 with vivado19.1,In my design i am using microbalze + rtl.

Will you please share the complete step or process to program Spartan 7 FLASH for booting purpose.

Thanks and Regards

Ankit Rathore

[drjohnsmith]

Every thing you could want to know about configuration of the spartan 7.

https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/application_notes/xapp1313-spartan-spi-config.pdf

https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug470_7Series_Config.pdf

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com]

Hi ,

There is any way to program Flash saratn 7 like the way we program in zynq(GUI method) without command?

Thanks

Ankit Rathore 

[sigifridus]

Hello!
I can tell you about programming flash in ARTY-S7 board. it include SPARTAN 7.

I did it in vivado 17.4 last time.

1. you need to create project in vivado and add DDR3 SDRAM,  USB UART, Quad SPI Flash ipcores.
2. next you generate bitstrieam and export it into SDK
3. then you create desired application

4. after that you need to create system debugger run configuration

5. then create new application SREC SPI Bootloader

6. find src folder and file blconfig.h change FLASH_IMAGE_BASEADDR 0x00C00000. save changes. 
7. open window Board Support Package Settings. find string serial_flash_family and set value 5

8. then programm fpga with your application file .elf

9. almost done programm flash. chose your application file .elf as boot image. write Offset 0x00C00000, Flash Type s25fl128sxxxxxx0-spi-x1_x2_x4, and chose Convert ELF to bootloadable SREC format and program, Blank check after erase, Verify after flash.

10. finally! programm flash and chose bitstream file .bit as a boot image. here offset 0x00000000 and same Flash Type s25fl128sxxxxxx0-spi-x1_x2_x4. chose Blank check after erase, Verify after flash

https://reference.digilentinc.com/learn/programmable-logic/tutorials/htsspisf/start

good luck!

[drjohnsmith]

@sigifridus 

Thats a great tutorial. The browser Im on,  does not allow us to Kudos .. 

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com]

hi ,

    We need AXI Quad spi IP for programing flash?

Thanks and Reagrds

Ankit Rathore

[sigifridus]

Yes, ofcourse you need AXI Quad SPI IP. For example:

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com]

Hi, 

    I am using xc7s25csga324-1.When i am using AXI Quard SPI IP don't have  clock pin.

Also (C8) is not avilable for MAP in vivado.

Thanks and Regards

Ankit Rathore

[sigifridus]

Refer to ARTY-S7 there Xilinx Spartan-7 50 FPGA (xc7s50csga324-1) and it is pin compatible with your FPGA.

You can't use C8 because it is dedicated pin. You must connect your clocking net to valid clock sites of IO banks.

Please show your block design in vivado.

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com]

FPGA Connection in PCB

Hi ,

    I think we don't need QSPI IP because when i using using RTL file(without microblaze) .mcs generated and it will work fine.then why i need QSPI IP when i am using microblaze ?

Thanks and Regards

Ankit Rathore

[kkn]

Hi Ankit,

If you dont need to re-program the flash through FPGA after the fpga is configured then, yes you dont need QSPI IP.

QSPI IP is required to talk to flash after the spartan-7 is configured.

--Krishna

[ankit.rathore@motherson-innovations.com · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

     Thanks for response,below link will work for first time programing:-

https://www.instructables.com/id/Flashing-a-MicroBlaze-Program/

please correct me If i am wrong.

Thanks and Regards

Ankit Rathore

[kkn]

yes, the link you sent has the instructions for programming

you can also refer to vivado programming guide

https://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/sw_manuals/xilinx2018_3/ug908-vivado-programming-debugging.pdf