Remote System Update Flash Device Layout - Intel Agilex Configuration User Manual

5. Remote System Update
UG-20205 | 2019.04.03

5.4. Remote System Update Flash Device Layout

The Intel Quartus Prime Programming Files Generator populates the flash memory when you generate the remote system
update programming files.
The following table shows the format of the programming files. Application images follow the configuration firmware pointer.
By default the first 16 bytes of the application image
these 16 bytes to store a Version ID to identify your application image. Providing this Version ID allows you to verify the
images stored in flash memory at a later time.
Table 26. Remote System Update Flash Memory Layout
The start of flash address 0, or the 0xA2 partition within a partitioned flash address 0, must be set up as shown in the following table.
Offset Size (Byte)
0
512
1024 1024K
2048
2M+256k
Next
Next + 32k
Next + 32k
Next + 32k
Varies
Varies
Varies
(11)
The Intel Quartus Prime software reserves an extra 256 KB of memory following this image for potential factory image updates.
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256k Static Firmware Section
512K Static Firmware Section
Static Firmware Section
64k Reserved
(11)
Varies Factory Image
32k Sub-partition table
32k Sub-partition table (Back-up copy)
32k Configuration firmware pointer
block
32k Configuration firmware pointer
block (Back-up copy)
Varies Application image 1
Varies Application image 2
Varies Application image N
starting at address offset 0x1FC0 are 0. However you can use
.rpd
Sub-Partition Name
(remote system
BOOT_INFO
update boot image)
FACTORY_IMAGE
SPT0
SPT1
CPB0
CPB1
APP_IMAGE1
APP_IMAGE2
APP_IMAGEN
Sub-Partition Flag
Reserved Address Read-Only
(Bit 0) (Bit 1)
YES YES
YES YES
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
YES NO
NO NO
NO NO
NO NO
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