FPGA programming - Revision history

Geekdot at 06:58, 29 July 2026

2026-07-29T06:58:54Z

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	The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano 20k (nicknamed “Seurat” after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique); it can be programmed using two tools.		The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano 20k (nicknamed “Seurat” after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique); it can be programmed using two tools.

	'''NOTE:''' From firmware V0212 on, it was decided, that even version numbers represent the "conservative clocking" version (i.e. 160MHz) while the following odd version number (V0213) is the "experimental clocking" version (i.e. 180MHz). <br>		'''NOTE 1:''' From firmware V0212 on, it was decided, that even version numbers represent the "conservative clocking" version (i.e. 160MHz) while the following odd version number (V0213) is the "experimental clocking" version (i.e. 180MHz). <br>
	Besides the higher clocking, both share the same features/enhancements. <br>		Besides the higher clocking, both share the same features/enhancements. <br>
	''Given the higher clocking, odd version-number firmwares might result in instabilities or strange effects depending on the hardware configuration of your system. So use those at you own risk and switch back to an even version-number, if your system became unstable.''		''Given the higher clocking, odd version-number firmwares might result in instabilities or strange effects depending on the hardware configuration of your system. So use those at you own risk and switch back to an even version-number, if your system became unstable.''

			'''NOTE 2:''' Should you ever get into the (rare) situation that the Nano 20k does not correctly report back to the GoWin programming, i.e. "not found", then ''press the S2 button (close to the USB-C port) while powering the ATW800/2''. This will force the FPGA back into JTAG programming mode.

	=== Preparation ===		=== Preparation ===

Geekdot at 17:08, 25 July 2026

2026-07-25T17:08:09Z

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	The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano 20k (nicknamed “Seurat” after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique); it can be programmed using two tools.		The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano 20k (nicknamed “Seurat” after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique); it can be programmed using two tools.

			'''NOTE:''' From firmware V0212 on, it was decided, that even version numbers represent the "conservative clocking" version (i.e. 160MHz) while the following odd version number (V0213) is the "experimental clocking" version (i.e. 180MHz). <br>
			Besides the higher clocking, both share the same features/enhancements. <br>
			''Given the higher clocking, odd version-number firmwares might result in instabilities or strange effects depending on the hardware configuration of your system. So use those at you own risk and switch back to an even version-number, if your system became unstable.''

	=== Preparation ===		=== Preparation ===

Geekdot at 08:32, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T08:32:06Z

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	is all you need to type. Everything else is the same as on Linux.		is all you need to type. Everything else is the same as on Linux.

	You can also install openFPGA in Windows using, e.g., Cygwin, MSYS2, etc. As usual, you’ll have to jump through several burning hoops to get this working~~; going through all of this here would cause this little manual to explode, so I won’t~~. If you’d like to go this route, please use Google and wade through the recipes available there.		You can also install openFPGA in Windows using, e.g., Cygwin, MSYS2, etc. As usual, you’ll have to jump through several burning hoops to get this working. If you’d like to go this route, please use Google and wade through the recipes available there.

Geekdot at 08:31, 3 November 2025

2025-11-03T08:31:14Z

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-To fix a currently unknown bug or add more cool features to the ATW800/2's main firmware, it might become necessary to update that in the future.
+To fix a currently unknown bug or add more cool features to the card’s main firmware, we might need to update the card’s firmware in the future.
-The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools.
+The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano 20k (nicknamed “Seurat” after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique); it can be programmed using two tools.
-Please refer to the manual for the how-to and procedure.
+=== Preparation ===

Geekdot at 07:25, 12 May 2025

2025-05-12T07:25:21Z

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	The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools.		The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools.

	~~TBC~~		Please refer to the manual for the how-to and procedure.

Geekdot: Created page with "Category:ATW800/2 To fix a currently unknown bug or add more cool features to the ATW800/2's main firmware, it might become necessary to update that in the future. The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools. TBC"

2025-04-09T09:32:43Z

Created page with "Category:ATW800/2 To fix a currently unknown bug or add more cool features to the ATW800/2's main firmware, it might become necessary to update that in the future. The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools. TBC"

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[[Category:ATW800/2]]
To fix a currently unknown bug or add more cool features to the ATW800/2's main firmware, it might become necessary to update that in the future.

The firmware is stored inside the flash memory on the FPGA piggyback card, a Nano20k (nicknamed ‘Seurat’ after the artists who invented the pointillism painting technique) which can be programmed by two tools.

TBC