Generic Flash Programmer User Guide: Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition

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Date 3/28/2022
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1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition
1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition x
1.1. Supported Devices and Configuration Methods 1.2. Quad SPI Flash Byte-Addressing 1.3. Generic Flash Programmer Operation 1.4. Generic Flash Programmer Flow Templates (Convert Programming File) 1.5. Generic Flash Programmer Settings Reference 1.6. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Revision History
1.3. Generic Flash Programmer Operation x
1.3.1. Generic Flash Programming (Convert Programming File Dialog Box) 1.3.2. Full Erase of Flash Memory Sectors
1.3.1. Generic Flash Programming (Convert Programming File Dialog Box) x
1.3.1.1. Step 1: Generate Primary Device Programming Files 1.3.1.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming Files) 1.3.1.3. Step 3: Program the Flash Memory Device
1.3.1.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming Files) x
1.3.1.2.1. Enabling Bitstream Encryption or Compression for Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Devices 1.3.1.2.2. Defining a New Flash Memory Configuration Device 1.3.1.2.3. Modifying Programming Flows
1.4. Generic Flash Programmer Flow Templates (Convert Programming File) x
1.4.1. Initialization Flow Templates (Convert Programming File) 1.4.2. Program Flow Template (Convert Programming File) 1.4.3. Erase Flow Template (Convert Programming File) 1.4.4. Verify/Blank-Check/Examine Flow Template (Convert Programming File) 1.4.5. Termination Flow Template (Convert Programming File) 1.4.6. Programming Flow Action Properties
1.5. Generic Flash Programmer Settings Reference x
1.5.1. Convert Programming File Dialog Box 1.5.2. Device and Pin Options 1.5.3. Compression and Encryption Settings (Convert Programming File) 1.5.4. SOF Data Properties Dialog Box (Convert Programming File)
1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition

1.3.2. Full Erase of Flash Memory Sectors

When performing flash memory erase operations via JTAG and a .jic file, the Intel® Quartus® Prime Programmer erases only the flash memory sectors that the .jic specifies.

For example, if you specify a .jic file containing only a 13.6Mbits FPGA image on an EPCQ64A device, the Programmer erases only the bottom 13.6Mbits, and does not erase the remaining 50.4Mbits of data.

To erase the entire flash memory device contents, do not specify a .jic file for flash programming. Rather, manually add the flash device to the associated FPGA device chain by following these steps:

  1. In the Programmer, right-click the target FPGA device, and then click Edit > Attach Flash Device.
  2. Select the appropriate flash device from the list. The Factory Default Serial Flash Loader loads for the FPGA automatically.
  3. In the Programmer, enable the Erase checkbox, and click Start to start the erase operation.
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