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aiedb
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6 months ago

checksum of pof file inside cfm sector

hii i have general question if i have a pof file after compiling my vhdl design , is the checksum of the pof file get written into the cfm0 sector , and if i want to read the cheksum how can i do i...
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FakhrulA_altera
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5 months ago

Hi aiedb,


From my understanding - To answer your question, no, the CRC16 at the end of the .pof isn’t calculated from your VHDL design directly. It’s generated when you build the .pof, mainly for the Quartus programmer to check file integrity during programming. This CRC16 doesn’t get written into the CFM sectors, so you can’t read it from the device later. Basically, it’s just for checking the .pof file itself, not stored inside the FPGA.


Regards,

Fakhrul