Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Programmer

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Date 4/01/2024
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Answers to Top FAQs 1. Quartus® Prime Programmer User Guide 2. Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer 3. Using the HPS Flash Programmer A. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guide: Programmer Document Archive B. Quartus® Prime Pro Edition User Guides
1. Quartus® Prime Programmer User Guide x
1.1. Generating Primary Device Programming Files 1.2. Generating Secondary Programming Files 1.3. Enabling Bitstream Security for Stratix® 10 and Agilex™ 7 Devices 1.4. Enabling Bitstream Encryption or Compression for Arria® 10 and Cyclone® 10 GX Devices 1.5. Generating Programming Files for Partial Reconfiguration 1.6. Generating Programming Files for Intel® FPGA Devices with Hard Processor Systems 1.7. Scripting Support 1.8. Generating Programming Files Revision History
1.2. Generating Secondary Programming Files x
1.2.1. Generating Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator) 1.2.2. Generating Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming File Dialog Box) 1.2.3. Generating Secondary Programming Files (Settings: Programming Files Dialog Box)
1.2.1. Generating Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator) x
1.2.1.1. Configuration Modes (Programming File Generator) 1.2.1.2. Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator)
1.2.2. Generating Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming File Dialog Box) x
1.2.2.1. Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming Files) 1.2.2.2. Configuration Modes (Convert Programming Files) 1.2.2.3. Debugging the Configuration (Convert Programming Files)
1.3. Enabling Bitstream Security for Stratix® 10 and Agilex™ 7 Devices x
1.3.1. Enabling Bitstream Authentication (Programming File Generator) 1.3.2. Specifying Additional Physical Security Settings (Programming File Generator) 1.3.3. Enabling Bitstream Encryption (Programming File Generator)
1.5. Generating Programming Files for Partial Reconfiguration x
1.5.1. Generating PR Bitstream Files 1.5.2. Partial Reconfiguration Bitstream Compatibility Checking 1.5.3. Raw Binary Programming File Byte Sequence Transmission Examples 1.5.4. Generating a Merged .pmsf File from Multiple .pmsf Files ( Arria® 10 and Cyclone® 10 GX Designs)
1.6. Generating Programming Files for Intel® FPGA Devices with Hard Processor Systems x
1.6.1. Generating Programming Files for HPS Boot First Boot Flows 1.6.2. Generating Programming Files for FPGA Configuration First Boot Flows
1.7. Scripting Support x
1.7.1. quartus_pfg Command Line Tool 1.7.2. quartus_cpf Command Line Tool
1.7.2. quartus_cpf Command Line Tool x
1.7.2.1. Generating a Partial-Mask SRAM Object File using a Mask Settings File and a SRAM Object File
2. Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer x
2.1. Quartus® Prime Programmer 2.2. Programming and Configuration Modes 2.3. Basic Device Configuration Steps 2.4. Specifying the Programming Hardware Setup 2.5. Programming with Flash Loaders 2.6. Verifying the Programming File Source with Project Hash 2.7. Using PR Bitstream Security Verification ( Stratix® 10 Designs) 2.8. Stand-Alone Programmer 2.9. Programmer Settings Reference 2.10. Scripting Support 2.11. Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer Revision History
2.4. Specifying the Programming Hardware Setup x
2.4.1. JTAG Chain Debugger Tool 2.4.2. Editing the Details of an Unknown Device 2.4.3. Running JTAG Daemon with Linux
2.4.1. JTAG Chain Debugger Tool x
2.4.1.1. JTAG Chain Integrity Tab 2.4.1.2. JTAG Chain Debugging Tab
2.5. Programming with Flash Loaders x
2.5.1. Specifying Flash Partitions 2.5.2. Full Erase of Flash Memory Sectors
2.6. Verifying the Programming File Source with Project Hash x
2.6.1. Obtaining Project Hash for Arria® 10 Devices
2.8. Stand-Alone Programmer x
2.8.1. Stand-Alone Programmer Memory Consumption
2.9. Programmer Settings Reference x
2.9.1. Device & Pin Options Dialog Box 2.9.2. More Security Options Dialog Box 2.9.3. Output Files Tab Settings (Programming File Generator) 2.9.4. Input Files Tab Settings (Programming File Generator) 2.9.5. Bitstream Co-Signing Security Settings (Programming File Generator) 2.9.6. Configuration Device Tab Settings 2.9.7. Add Partition Dialog Box (Programming File Generator) 2.9.8. Add Filesystem Dialog Box (Programming File Generator) 2.9.9. Convert Programming File Dialog Box 2.9.10. Compression and Encryption Settings (Convert Programming File) 2.9.11. SOF Data Properties Dialog Box (Convert Programming File) 2.9.12. Select Devices (Flash Loader) Dialog Box
2.10. Scripting Support x
2.10.1. The jtagconfig Debugging Tool
3. Using the HPS Flash Programmer x
3.1. Supported Devices 3.2. HPS Flash Programmer Command-Line Utility 3.3. How the HPS Flash Programmer Works 3.4. Using the Flash Programmer from the Command Line 3.5. Supported Memory Devices 3.6. HPS Flash Programmer User Guide Revision History
3.4. Using the Flash Programmer from the Command Line x
3.4.1. HPS Flash Programmer 3.4.2. HPS Flash Programmer Command Line Examples
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1.8. Generating Programming Files Revision History

Document Version Quartus® Prime Version Changes
2024.04.01 24.1
  • Added support for Agilex 5 devices.
  • Updated the description of map file in Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator).
2023.04.03 23.1
  • Updated location of device information directory in Enabling Bitstream Encryption or Compression for Arria® 10 and Cyclone® 10 GX Devices.
  • Updated product family name to "Intel Agilex 7."
2022.09.26 22.3
  • Updated Generating Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator).
  • Updated Generating Secondary Programming Files (Settings: Programming Files Dialog Box).
  • Removed footnotes saying that security features are not available for Agilex™ 7 devices.

    For details about security features for Agilex™ 7 devices, refer to the Agilex™ 7 Device Security User Guide .

2021.10.04 21.3
  • Added Generating Secondary Programming Files (Settings: Programming Files Dialog Box) topic.
2020.12.14 20.4
  • Added new Generating Programming Files for the HPS Flash Programmer section.
2020.10.13 20.3
  • Added more details about alternate configuration schemes to quartus_pfg Command Line Tool topic.
2020.05.08 19.4
  • Added note about programming file differences to Generating Primary Device Programming Files topic.
2019.12.16 19.4
  • Added programming file generation support for Agilex™ 7 devices.
  • Noted Agilex™ 7 security feature limitations.
2019.09.30 19.3
  • Added new “Enabling Bitstream Security for Intel Stratix 10 Devices” topic.
  • Added new “Enabling Bitstream Authentication (Programming File Generator)” topic.
  • Added new “Specifying Additional Physical Security Settings (Programming File Generator)” topic.
  • Added new “Enabling Bitstream Encryption (Programming File Generator)” topic.
  • Updated name of “Authentication and Encryption” tab to “Security” tab.
  • Added footnote about programming file support for Agilex™ 7 devices.
  • Described new More Security Settings dialog box.
2019.06.10 19.1
  • Added links to Generic Flash Programmer User Guide.
  • Added flash programming details to "Generating Secondary Programming Files" and created separate topics for Programming File Generator and Convert Programming Files dialog box.
  • Added new "Enabling Bitstream Encryption or Co-Signing (Programming File Generator)" topic.
  • Added new "Enabling Bitstream Compression or Encryption (Convert Programming File)" topic.
  • Updated screenshots for latest GUI.
2019.04.01 19.1
  • Retitled and reorganized topics to improve flow of information.
  • Added "Programming File Generator Configuration Modes" topic.
  • Added "Convert Programming File Configuration Modes" topic.
  • Added "Generating Programming Files for Partial Reconfiguration."
  • Added "Generating PR Bitstreams Files."
  • Added "Partial Reconfiguration Bitstream Compatibility Checking."
  • Added "Raw Binary Programming File Byte Sequence Transmission Examples."
  • Added "Generating a Merged .pmsf File from Multiple .pmsf Files."
2018.10.09 18.1
  • Added MAX V to the list of devices that the Programming File Generator tool supports.
  • Added table : Device Families that the Convert Programming Files Tool Supports.
2018.09.24 18.1
  • Added topic: quartus_cpf Command Line Tool.
  • Stated that the Convert Programming Files dialog box is a legacy tool that supports file conversion for older device families.
  • In topic: Output File Types, specified that the list includes file types generated by the Converting Programming Files tool.
2018.08.07 18.0 Reverted document title to Programmer User Guide: Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition.
2018.06.27 18.0
  • Created the new chapter with information from the Programming Devices chapter.
  • Included information about the Programming File Generator tool.
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