This document describes how to use the Generic Flash Programmer. You can use the Generic Flash Programmer to load an FPGA configuration bitstream file into a Quad SPI flash memory device. The Quad SPI flash memory device subsequently loads the configuration data into the target FPGA via Active Serial (AS) configuration. You can optionally enable bitstream compression and encryption security to reduce the size and protect the configuration bitstream files.
The Generic Flash Programmer allows you to send configuration data over a download cable via a JTAG connection to the target FPGA device. The target FPGA then in turn writes the configuration data to the flash memory device. The AS configuration scheme loads the configuration data from the flash memory into the FPGA. For example, this method allows you to configure or reconfigure the FPGA from the flash memory after restoring power to the FPGA after power down.