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Getting Started
Altera Corporation
August 2006
Configuration Data
The Quartus II software can produce Hexadecimal (Intel format) Output
(.hexout) files suitable for download and storage in the flash memory as
configuration data. The designer can create a HEXOUT file using the
Quartus II software in one of the following ways:
■
Create a HEXOUT file at the end of compilation
■
Convert a SRAM Object File (.sof) to a HEXOUT file.
Write a HEXOUT file at Compilation
To set up a project so that the Quartus II software writes a HEXOUT file
at the end of compilation, perform the following steps:
1.
Choose Settings (Assignments menu).
2.
Click Device under Compiler Settings.
3.
Click Device and Pin Options.
4.
Click the Programming Files tab.
5.
Turn on the Hexadecimal (Intel-Format) Output File (.hexout)
option. With this option turned on, the Quartus II software
generates a .hexout at the end of a successful compilation.
Convert a SOF to a HEXOUT File
The designer can convert a SOF to a HEXOUT file by performing the
following steps in the Quartus II software:
1.
Choose Convert Programming Files (File menu).
2.
Under Output programming file, choose Hexadecimal (Intel-
Format) Output File for SRAM (.hexout) from the Programming
file type list box.
3.
Specify an output file name in the File name box. The default is
output_file.hexout.
4.
Click SOF Data under Input files to convert.
5.
Click Add File.
6.
Browse to the SOF to convert and click OK. The Quartus II software
converts the file and saves the output file to the specified directory.
Reference Manual
Stratix II Development Board
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