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16 years ago

Configuration Schemes and File Types

Hey, I'm pretty new to FPGAs and I'm a bit confused about the purpose of the configuration file types. I understand there are four configuration schemes (FPP, AS, PS, and JTAG), but I don't understan...
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16 years ago

No, .rbf can also be used in AS.

.jic and .rbf support compression. .sof doesn't, others I do not know.

I think .pof is for PS only, but I'm not sure

I use .rbf for remote updates (without USB blaster, I program the EPCS directly from the FPGA)

Hope this helps a bit.

There is .pdf exclusively dedicated to configuration. Search the literature page at altera.com