[Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!

Sun Jun 7 00:16:13 EDT 2015

Hi Steve,
I really don't like to be the bearer of bad news, BUT one more snag is apparent.  I've ordered a vacuum desoldering gun that hopefully will be here next week to fix it.  The soldering of the female connectors back to back did not work, at least for me.  I know of one individual that said he does it all the time.  He must have better eyes than me.  I'm going to have to get one of those big magnifying lamps!  I buggered up a few connectors trying to figure it all out.  I have  been in touch with a few experts on this list regarding desoldering multi-pin parts and one of them said that he has had great success with a vacuum desoldering gun that I have been having my eye on for a short time now.  It turned out the one I was considering was the very one he bought so that gives me great confidence that this gun will work for me as well.  This emergency has forced me to move up my time table of ordering one to getting one now so I just did.  I will be removing all the male headers and soldering female headers in their place on each and every PCB.  That will be 22 female headers to desolder and 22 male headers to solder in their place.  Man, my lessons learned document on this project is going to be huge!  Ugh!  I'll be testing each board as I update them so I will be mailing boards out as they get done.  <sign>  I am so wanting this to be over as much as you all want your boards in hand to use.  I too want to continue working on my other projects as well.  Keep me in your prayers guys.  I sure do need it.  I don't think it will be much longer now.  Thanks you also for bearing with me.  

Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Steve Batson
> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2015 10:58 PM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!
> 
> Ok Kip,
> 
> I believe I have my DE-0 Nano programmed with Luis's code. I have no way to test until I receive my RGB2VGA board from
> you...Hint...Hint..How's it coming? :)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 4, 2015, at 9:07 PM, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > Here is a link to the rgb2vga.jic file in my drop box.
> > < https://www.dropbox.com/s/mbcgnt9qkvkvmjt/rgb2vga.jic?dl=0>
> > This should be all that is needed to program the DE-0 Nano.  Put it in with the other files in the RGB2VGA folder.  That's where I put
> my copy though now that I think about it, the file probably should go into the output_files folder.  Follow normal procedures for
> programming the DE-0 Nano.
> > Start with page 151 in the DE-0 Nano user manual.  Follow the " Write JIC File into Serial Configuration Device" section at that page.
> It's just a few steps to program the device.  I would have Luis' entire distribution as well as the rgb2vga.jic file so Quartus II is already
> setup with the correct device, etc.  If you have any problems, just let me know.
> >
> > Kip Koon
> > computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> > http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Kip
> >> Koon
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:29 PM
> >> To: 'CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts'
> >> Subject: Re: [Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!
> >>
> >> Hi Steven,
> >> You are so right!  I kept trying to figure out how to get a .pof file
> >> to program with like the Cyclone II uses for the AS port on the
> >> Altera Cyclone II FPGA Mini-Development Board for permanently programming the .pof file into the FPGA chip, but I never could
> find any information on it.
> >> Then I heard from several people about using the .sjc file if I
> >> remember correctly.  I couldn't find the procedure to create that one either.
> >> I eventually found out about the .jic file, but there wasn't one in
> >> the distribution zip file from Luis, so I knew I would have to create
> >> that one.  That took a while to figure out as well, so as you can see I have been pandering how to permanently program the DE-0
> Nano for a long time.
> >> Now that I do know the correct procedure it all seems a bit easier of
> >> course though it is a little complicated to set up the JTAG Indirect Configuration file Creation Window.  The procedure is in the DE-0
> Nano User manual very close to the end of the .pdf file.
> >> Look on page 146 which is the beginning of Chapter 9 entitled
> >> Appendix.  Section 9.1 details the entire procedure for converting a
> >> .sof file to a .jic file.  It shows all the steps for setting up the Convert Programming file windows to eventually arrive at the
> RGB2VGA.jic file needed for programming the DE-0 Nano.  If you would like to try your hand at experiencing this for yourself, please
> do so.
> >> It is quite interesting to find out just how many complicated steps
> >> there are when working with various FPGA devices!  It's quite
> >> illuminating.  I know I have only just begun to scratch the surface
> >> because that are a slew of devices in Quartus II and I only have
> >> begun to work with 2 of them.  At first I could not understand it all because the other file types were on my mind, but I did
> eventually figure it all out.  :)  I hope you guys don't have as much difficulty with this as I had.  :)  Let me get on to building the first set
> of adapters for the initial test and I'll let you guys know what the results are.  Take care my friends.
> >>
> >> Kip Koon
> >> computerdoc at sc.rr.com
> >> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Steven
> >>> Hirsch
> >>> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:50 AM
> >>> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> >>> Subject: Re: [Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Steve Batson wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I'm assuming the board can be programmed without the RGB2VGA card
> >>>> attached...My DE-0 Nano should be her Friday. My plan is to program
> >>>> the board with Luis's code and have it ready to go when Kip's card
> >>>> arrives so I can test right away. Once tested and working, my next
> >>>> task will be to find an enclosure to put it in.
> >>>
> >>> Keep in mind that there are two ways to program the DE-0 Nano.  If
> >>> you upload the .sof bitstream it's volatile and disappears on power-down.
> >>> The other method involves writing to flash memory and requires a few more steps to convert the data in an appropriate manner.
> >>>
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