AN 904: Intel® MAX® 10 Hitless Update Implementation Guidelines

ID 683380
Date 5/26/2023
Public

1.5. Hitless Update using Intel® Quartus® Prime Programmer

The Intel® Quartus® Prime Programmer does the following functions:
  • Reads a user-specified input .ips file to hold each I/O to the desired state
  • Performs real-time programming operation to write the configuration bitstream into the internal flash of the Intel® MAX® 10 FPGA
  • Performs I/O state clamping control and initiates the configuration process.
Figure 2. Implementing Hitless Update using Intel® Quartus® Prime Programmer

To implement the hitless update through the Intel® Quartus® Prime programmer, you must create and execute a pin state information (.ips) file.

Note: You can use the created .ips file to program the device with any design, provided that it targets the same device and package. You must use the .ips file together with a POF file.