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Altera_Forum
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8 years ago

How to program EPCQ4ASI8N for an old Cyclone FPGA

Hi, Is there a way I can program a EPCQ4ASI8N to work with Cyclone I? I have to keep some products which still use Cyclone I FPGA with EPCS4SI8N. Due to EPCS4SI8N discontinuation, ...
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TJone3
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7 years ago

This may help anyone switching from EPCS1 to EPCQ4A. (and presumably from any compatible EPCS* part)

We have a legacy design using a Cyclone II EP2C5T144C8N, originally with an EPCS1 and .pof file generated by Quartus II V12.1.

The EPCQ4A fitted and programmed fine using the original .pof file with the Quartus Prime Standard Edition (V16.0.0) standalone programmer. We used an Altera USB Blaster Rev. C cable, and programmed in Active Serial mode.