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14 years ago

Error using command line program function

I'm using the command line function to program a device via the USB blaster cable. The line I wrote is this: quartus_pgm.exe -c usb-blaster -m jtag -o pv;"myfile" I've got an error when i t...
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14 years ago

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a work around might be creating a dummy SFL .sof, loading it first, then running the above command. since the command worked after you used the GUI to program the .jic (the .jic SFL was still loaded in the FPGA), this solution should work

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I noticed that a switch in the GUI programmer options menu:

use the enhanced mode serial flash loader( sfl) ip for factory default helper image

When this is not checked, I've got the same error as in the command line .

Maybe there is a switch for this in the command line tool?