5.4. Remote System Upgrade Flash Device Layout. Intel Stratix 10

5. Remote System Upgrade

UG-S10CONFIG | 2018.11.02

5.4. Remote System Upgrade Flash Device Layout

The Intel Quartus Prime Programming Files Generator populates the flash memory when you generate the remote system upgrade programming files.

Table 30.

Offset

0k

256k

512k

768k

1M

1M+64k

Next

Next + 32k

Next + 32k

Next + 32k

Varies

Varies

Varies

Remote System Upgrade Flash Memory Layout

The start of flash address 0, or the A2 partition within a partitioned flash address 0, must be set up as shown in the following table.

Size (Byte) Usage Sub-Partition Name

BOOT_INFO

(remote system upgrade boot image)

Sub-Partition Flag

Reserved

Address

(Bit 0)

YES

Read-Only

(Bit 1)

YES 256k

256k

256k

256k

64k

Varies

32k

32k

32k

32k

Varies

Varies

Varies

Static Firmware Section

Static Firmware Section

Static Firmware Section

Static Firmware Section

Reserved

Factory Image

Sub-partition table

Sub-partition table

(Back-up copy)

Configuration firmware pointer block

Configuration firmware pointer block (Back-up copy)

Application image 1

Application image 2

Application image N

FACTORY_IMAGE

SPT0

SPT1

CPB0

CPB1

APP_IMAGE1

( 14 )

APP_IMAGE2

( 14 )

APP_IMAGEN

( 14 )

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

NO

NO

NO

YES

NO

NO

NO

NO

5.4.1. Configuration Firmware Pointer Block (CPB)

The configuration firmware accesses the configuration firmware pointer block when performing remote system upgrade. The Intel Quartus Prime Programming Files

Generator sets up the initial configuration firmware pointer block. Each copy of the configuration firmware pointer block (CPB0/CPB1) must be exactly 4 KB.

(14) User-assigned sub-partition name.

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