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18 years ago

MAX II Dev. kit programming

Hi, I enconter a strage phenomena: when I try to program the EPM1270F256CS5 I imediatly get an error: "Error: Operation failed" (the progarming is not started at all). This accures with every f...
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18 years ago

Replying to myself,

I read in the MAX II device family erratta:

Device Programming Object File Compatibility

The POF generated for EPM1270 ES devices is compatible with EPM1270 ES and EPM1270 production devices. Recompilation and regeneration of POFs is not required when moving from EPM1270 ES to EPM1270 production devices. However, POFs generated for EPM1270 production devices do not support ES devices. Therefore, if you are using an EPM1270 ES device, you must be sure to use a POF generated for the EPM1270 ES device in the Quartus II software.

I notice that the programmer tool does not detect (nor can I select) the "ES" device. Therefore, it appears that the .pof file is being created for the production device and hence I cannot program my "ES" device.

Stuck are we?

-kevin