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10 years ago

Quartus II: Reading back programmed file from chip?

I have lost the original design for a project and at least need to read back the data programmed into my EPCS1SI8 part and save it. Is this possible and what option do I select in Quartus II?
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10 years ago

Hi,

I never tried, but the "examine" feature of the Quartus programmer should be able to do that: https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd08192010_758.html (https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd08192010_758.html).

There also seems to be another thread about this topic: http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42587 (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42587)

However, this will of course only give you back the data stream, no source files (VHDL/Verilog).

Best regards,

GooGooCluster