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12 years ago

try to find bitstream size and area estimates in Quartus stratix V

Hi 1. Is there a way to find bitstream size of a specific mapping in Quartus? By using .sof file? But it seems to be for total board. Is there a way to find numbers for active/utilized par...
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12 years ago

"effective bitstream size" doesn't mean a lot. You always need a full bitstream to configure the FPGA, even an empty one. What exactly are you trying to find out and why?