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Appendix A. Programming The Configuration Flash Device; Overview; Creating A Flash-Programmable Pof File - Altera Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Manual

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Creating a

Flash-

Programmable

POF File

Figure A–1. Convert Programming Files Window

Altera Corporation

March 2010

Appendix A. Programming the

The Intel

P30 flash device uses active parallel flash configuration to

configure the Cyclone

Board has a factory default configuration programmed into the P30 flash;

however, once you have developed your own project, you may want to

replace this factory default configuration with your own. This appendix

describes how to reprogram the Intel P30 flash device.

After a Quartus II compilation, a Programmer Object File (.pof) is created.

Before you can program this file into the Intel P30 flash device on the

Cyclone III development board, you must modify the .pof by performing

the following steps:

Choose Convert Programming File from the File menu. The

Convert Programming Files window opens (see

Select the following settings:

Configuration Flash Device

III device on power up. The Cyclone III Starter

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