Cyclon III + EPCS16 programming

It depends on how you have your FPGA configuration hooked up. I use an EPCS16 device in active serial configuration and I program it by making a .jic file. This can be done using the convert programming files tool from the menu File->convert programming files. You then select which EPCS device you are using, the cyclone device you are using, and the .sof file.

Edit: Here is a pdf explaining the different configurations http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/cyc/cyc_c51013.pdf

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In quartus programmer I only see one device whic is cyclon. I'm starting to wonder -

Is it actually possible to program EPCS16 using TerasicBlaster? Or is it just Cyclon FPGA thats gets the program.

I can't select EPCS16 as a device in Quartus Programmer, because the project is done for Cyclon and programmer says that sof file is incompatible.

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Select the Cyclone device in the Programmer window. Then select "Attach flash device" from the Edit menu or in the context menu (mouse right click).

At this point I can't remember exactly but I think you need a different file format assigned to epcs: jic or pof.

sof is intended only for jtag configuration and it is not the actual format stored into flash.

Thanks guys. Sorted.

I didn't know I have to cobine and convert files.

Thanks a million!!