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Mahmoud353
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10 months ago

Max10M-16-SA-U-169 program without having the project file

Hi, I am trying to program the already designed and programmed Intel Max 10M-16-SA-U-169  to change the states of some of the components connecting to the FPGA. I do not have the project file and the...
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FakhrulA_altera
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9 months ago

Hi Mahmoud,

Frank is correct, you can’t recover pin assignments from the bitstream, but with boundary-scan you can both observe and drive pin states by enabling outputs and setting values using tools like Quartus Programmer or TopJTAG. Just ensure you have the correct BSDL file and avoid driving against active outputs to prevent contention.

Regards,
Fakhrul

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FakhrulA_altera
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9 months ago

Hi  Mahmoud353,

Thanks for your response. I will continue to monitor this post for the next 5 days. If there are no further inquiries during this period, I will step back and allow the community to assist with any future follow-up questions.

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