All Flash memory programming is done with the Spartan (T2). From T2 firmware v6 onward, the flash memory is organized as follows:

address
0x000000	header
0x100000	Spartan "golden" backup
0x200000	Spartan
0x400000	Virtex

The flash programming may be verified against the mcs files (which must be locally available) with AMC13Tool with the following commands:

• vfh (verify flash header)
• vbs (verify backup spartan)
• vs (verify spartan)
• vv (verify virtex)

The flash may be programmed (mcs files must be locally available) with AMC13Tool with the following commands:

• PFH (Program Flash Header)
• PBS (Program Backup Spartan)
• PS (Program Spartan)
• PV (Program Virtex)

The FPGAs (both Spartan and Virtex) may be configured from the flash contents by issuing the software command in AMC13Tool:

• L (Load)

This command writes 0x100 into address 0x0 of the Spartan. The C++ command is:

• amc13.writeAddress(amc13.spartan,0x0, 0x100)

The firmware versions of the Spartand and Virtex may be read with AMC13Tool with the command:

• fv

This command reads address 0x0 of the Spartan and 0x0 of the Virtex:

• amc13.readAddress(amc13.spartan,0x0)
• amc13.readAddress(amc13.virtex,0x0)

The upper two bytes contain the AMC13 serial number and the lower two bytes contain the firmware version number.

-- JimRohlf - 26 May 2012