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Appendix C
Programming the Serial Configuration
Device
C
Appendix C Programming the Serial Configuration device
This appendix describes how to program the serial configuration device with Serial Flash Loader
(SFL) function via the JTAG interface. User can program serial configuration devices with a JTAG
indirect configuration (.jic) file. To generate JIC programming files with the Quartus II software,
users need to generate a user-specified SRAM object file (.sof), which is the input file first. Next,
users need to convert the SOF to a JIC file. To convert a SOF to a JIC file in Quartus II software,
follow these steps:
Convert SOF to JIC
1.
Choose Convert Programming Files (File menu).
2.
In the Convert Programming Files dialog box, scroll to the JTAG Indirect Configuration
File (.jic) from the Programming file type field.
3.
In the Configuration device field, specify the targeted serial configuration device (
For
DE3-340 and DE3-260 please select EPCS128. For DE3-150 please select EPCS64
).
4.
In the File name field, browse to the target directory and specify an output file name.
5.
Highlight the SOF data in the Input files to convert section. See
Figure C.1
.
6.
Click Add File.
7.
Select the SOF that you want to convert to a JIC file.
8.
Click Open.
9.
Highlight the Flash Loader and click Add Device. See
Figure C.2
.
10.
Click OK. The Select Devices page displays.
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