Flash Programming

Preliminary Python tools (using PyChips) which support AMC13 flash programming:

• amc13_python_2012-01-05.tar.gz -- Initial pre-release. To use, install PyChips, change to amc13_python/src_amc13 and enter "python p_flash_v4.py". These tools assume the default I/P address of 192.168.1.20 for the AMC13.

Need to essentially port this C++ code (DCC2Programmer.cc) to Python.

Flash control registers listed in table below.

All registers are 32 bits wide. Multiple bytes are stored with the first byte in the upper 8 bits, etc.

F_wbuf holds a sequence of command and data bytes to be sent to the flash.

Flash Programming Details

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Handy Links

• DCC2Programmer.cc – flash programming code on DCC2
• M25P128.pdf – SPI flash memory chip data sheet
• lrb400_chip3fff.mcs – sample MCS file for format example (not for AMC13!)
• Xilinx description of MCS file format

-- EricHazen - 06 Dec 2011