Chapter 6: Board Test System
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Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
July 2010
Altera Corporation
Arria II GX FPGA Development Kit, 6G Edition User Guide
Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
You can use the Quartus II Programmer to configure the FPGA with a specific
.sof
.
Before configuring the FPGA, ensure that the Quartus II Programmer and the
USB-Blaster driver are installed on the host computer, the USB cable is connected to
the FPGA development board, 6G edition, power to the board is on, and no other
applications that use the JTAG chain are running.
To configure the Arria II GX FPGA, perform the following steps:
1. Start the Quartus II Programmer.
2. Click
Add File
and select the path to the desired
.sof
.
3. Turn on the
Program/Configure
option for the added file.
4. Click
Start
to download the selected file to the FPGA. Configuration is complete
when the progress bar reaches 100%.
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Using the Quartus II programmer to configure a device on the board causes other
JTAG-based applications such as the Board Test System and the Power Monitor to
loose their connection to the board. Restart those applications after configuration is
complete.
