Cyclone V won't configure via active serial

I have a Cyclone V design (5CSEBA5) that I am trying to configure using a EPCQ128 device

I have created a .sof file that I can load into the FPGA directly (Jtag USB Blaster) and it works fine (blinks my user debug LED)

I have tried to take that same .sof file and create the file to program the EPCQ128, but I am not sure I am going about this the right way.

I used the "Convert programming file" program with the following settings

Programming File Type = Jtag Indirect Configuration file

Configuration device = EPCQ128

Mode = Active Serial x 4

File name = output_fille.jic

create memory file and create config data boxes are NOT checked

under "input files to convert" there are:

Flash Loader

5CEBA5

SOF Data

romulus.sof

The romulus.sof file is the same one that I can load directly and get my blinking LED

I generate the file, then use the stand alone programmer. I autodetect the FPGA, then "attach" the EPCQ128

In the box for assigning the files I select the EPCQ128 and "change" the file (I discovered that you MUST change the file, not "add"!) to point to the jic file just created.

I check the box for programming the EPCQ128 and click start. The FPGA programs with the "factory default SLF" image and the it erases and programs the EPCQ128.

I can verify the EPQC128, so everything looks okay.

But then I power cycle and expect the FPGA to configure from the flash device, but it fails.

I have the MSEL[4:0] pins set to 10011 (standard active serial). I have also tried 10010, for FAST AS.

I can probe the pins on the EPCQ128 and I see:

DCLK is going at about 80 MHz.

nCSO is mostly low, with a short pulse high every 175ms

The four data pins are toggling

The nCE pin to the FPGA is tied low

NCONFIG and NSTATUS are pulled high (10K) - (addition: Nstatus does get asserted low every 175 ms)

Config_done drives a FET which in turn drives an LED. This circuit works as expected when I program the FPGA directly via JTAG

I figure that the basic JTAG connection to the FPGA is okay as I can configure it directly and it appears I can program the FLASH device through it.

The connections between the FPGA and serial FLASH device appears to be proper because I can program and verify the FLASH

I am suspecting that I didn't create the .jic file properly but I don't know what to do different.

I am using a .jic file because that is the only format that the programmer will allow me to select for the file that will get programmed into the attached flash device.

I would really appreciate any help here!

Rod