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Altera_Forum
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10 years ago

Byte Blaster II : Flash Loader IP Not Loaded

I recently got a new USB-Blaster II. I've been using it for .sof's with no problem. Today, I try to load a .jic, and get the error: Info (209060): Started Programmer operation at Thu May 12 1...
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10 years ago

I saw once that some older USB blaster II units need a firmware upgrade to be able to work with some features of the flash loader. Sorry, but I don't remember any details, or even if jic files were the problem. Also, some clones won't work for anything except programming an FPGA with a sof file.