Intel: MAX® 10 cannot boot from external Flash memory (QSPI).

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Category: Nios® II
Tools: Quartus® Prime
Device: MAX®10


Set Big Endian Option to Big Endian on the Add Hex screen of Convert Programming Files when generating programming files to the flash memory.
The Big Endian Option option is available in Quartus® Prime v16.0 and later versions.

The document below can also be avoided in this way since v16.0.

Nios II boot method from Quad SPI Flash memory MAX 10 FPGA Development Kit
https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/semiconductor/articles/intel/114761/


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