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Some FPGAs have built in flash that they will automatically load a bitstream from upon boot. If they don't, they typically can load the bitstream from an extern
by mercurywells 8y ago
Some FPGAs have built in flash that they will automatically load a bitstream from upon boot. If they don't, they typically can load the bitstream from an external flash chip upon powering up, or even via a microcontroller that's interfacing with the flash chip.
- ashleyn 8y agoThis is exactly how the Mega Everdrive and similar retro flashcarts work. The "OS" loaded from SD card configures an FPGA inside the cartridge.
- jaxtellerSoA 8y agoThanks, didn't know that. Is the boot process slow?