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For your convenience, a reference video is available on the TrenzElectronic's Channel at YouTube.
For further reference, please read Xilinx XAPP974: Indirect Programming of SPI Serial Flash PROMs with Spartan-3A FPGAs and this discussion (in particular for TE0630 Spartan 6 module) on the Xilinx forum.

Direct SPI configuration is supported only up to Xilinx iMPACT version 11.x. See Xilinx AR#36156.

 

To indirect program SPI Flash using Xilinx iMPACT do following steps:

  • Connect JTAG cable to corresponding module connector (see JTAG connector).
  • Connect JTAG cable to host computer with installed Xilinx iMPACT software.
  • Power-on module by external power supply source or by USB cable.
  • Run Xilinx iMPACT.
  • Select Boundary Scan mode.
  • After initialization iMPACT window should look like

  • Right click on FPGA image and select "Add SPI/BPI Flash..." from menu.

  • Select mcs file to program.
  • Select SPI Flash type corresponding to your module type and revision.

  • Right click on Flash image and select "Program" from menu.

  • Leave default programming properties and press "OK".

  • Wait for operation to complete.
  • After completion iMPACT window should show "Program Succeeded" sign.

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