I have setup a SOC Cyclone V from tersaic and am trying to program it AS mode. it keeps telling me HARDWERA does not support this mode. I have the dip switches set the config i n Quartus prime lite what an i missing

Hi bmclo1,

I suspect Quartus Prime Lite might be the issue here.

If your are using Quartus Prime Lite, you need to ensure you design does not have any license IPs (you must use only free IPs for Quartus Prime Lite). This will lead you to time limited .sof file. Thus, you unable to program it using AS mode.

The workaround for you:

1. Design a simple design that does not have any IP. And try to program it using AS mode.
2. If Workaround1 does not improve your issue, you can try your design using Quartus Stardard version.

I hope this will help.

Thanks😉