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16 years ago

Remote update EPCS file format?

I have a Cyclone III EP3C5 design that uses an EPCS16 device in AS mode for configuration. I have successfully implemented the ALTREMOTE_UPDATE function as well as a function to load a new applicati...
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16 years ago

One thing I did notice: when creating the .rbf file from the .sof file the File Conversion tool does not give me the option of selecting Active Serial mode. The options are Passive Parallel Asynchronous, Passive Parallel Synchronous, Fast Passive Parallel, 1-bit Passive Serial, and Active Parallel. I used 1-bit Passive Serial to create the .rbf file that seems to be in error.

Any idea if this is the cause of the problem, and if so how do I get Active Serial to show up as an option? I am running Quartus-II 9.0 SP2.