Deploying an Application Binary

During normal operation, your user binary application file (.bin) is stored in a SPI flash device. When the FPGA powers up, the Sapphire SoC copies your binary file from the SPI flash device to the DDR DRAM module, and then begins execution.

For debugging, you can load the user binary (.elf) directly into the Sapphire SoC using the OpenOCD Debugger. After loading, the binary executes immediately.