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Preliminary
5. Appendix: Programming
the Configuration Flash
Device
Overview
The Intel
®
P30 flash device uses Active Parallel Flash Configuration to
configure the Cyclone
®
III device on power up. The Cyclone III Starter
Board has a factory default configuration programmed into the P30 flash;
however, once you have developed your own project, you may want to
replace this factory default configuration with your own. This appendix
describes how to reprogram the Intel P30 flash device.
Creating a
Flash-
Programmable
POF File
After Quartus II compilation, a Programmer Object File (POF) is created.
Before you can program this file into the Intel P30 flash device on the
Cyclone III Starter Board, you must convert it into a modified POF that
the flash programmer can use to program the flash device. Perform the
following steps to convert the file:
1.
Choose
Convert Programming File
(File menu). The
Convert
Programming Files
window opens (see
).