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3 years ago
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Quartus CLI cpf Error 213035

Quartus 18.0 When trying to use the CLI to convert a sof file to a jic file, I receive an error stating that the "Error (213035): Configuration device MT25QL256 is illegal". quartus_cpf -c -d MT2...
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    3 years ago

    The answer is in Article ID: 000076544. Essentially, in Quartus versions prior to 18.1 you need to create a quartus.ini file with the contents pgm_allow_mt25q=on. The other important piece of information is the quartus.ini file should reside in the bin64 folder for CLI to include the MT25Q configuration devices.

    Once these pieces are in place, you can successfully create a programming file through the command line interface.

    Thanks,

    Howard

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Additional details that might be helpful.

If you launch Quartus and then select "Convert Programming Files..." without opening a project, the list of configuration devices is a smaller collection and does not show the MT25QL256.

Opening a project somehow loads additional configuration devices. Does this sound reasonable? How would I do this through CLI?

Thanks,

Howard

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HB4
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3 years ago

The answer is in Article ID: 000076544. Essentially, in Quartus versions prior to 18.1 you need to create a quartus.ini file with the contents pgm_allow_mt25q=on. The other important piece of information is the quartus.ini file should reside in the bin64 folder for CLI to include the MT25Q configuration devices.

Once these pieces are in place, you can successfully create a programming file through the command line interface.

Thanks,

Howard