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

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1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition
1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro 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 ( Intel® Stratix® 10 devices) 1.5. Generic Flash Programmer Flow Templates ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.6. Generic Flash Programmer Settings Reference 1.7. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Revision History 1.8. Generic Flash Programmer Document Archive
1.3. Generic Flash Programmer Operation x
1.3.1. Generic Flash Programming (Programming File Generator) 1.3.2. Generic Flash Programming (Convert Programming File Dialog Box)
1.3.1. Generic Flash Programming (Programming File Generator) x
1.3.1.1. Step 1: Generate Primary Device Programming File 1.3.1.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator) 1.3.1.3. Step 3: Program the Flash Memory Device
1.3.1.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Programming File Generator) x
1.3.1.2.1. Enabling Bitstream Authentication (Programming File Generator) 1.3.1.2.2. Enabling Bitstream Encryption (Programming File Generator) 1.3.1.2.3. Defining a New Flash Memory Configuration Device
1.3.1.2.1. Enabling Bitstream Authentication (Programming File Generator) x
1.3.1.2.1.1. Specifying Additional Physical Security Settings (Programming File Generator)
1.3.2. Generic Flash Programming (Convert Programming File Dialog Box) x
1.3.2.1. Step 1: Generate Primary Device Programming Files 1.3.2.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming Files) 1.3.2.3. Step 3: Program the Flash Memory Device 1.3.2.4. Full Erase of Flash Memory Sectors
1.3.2.2. Step 2: Generate Secondary Programming Files (Convert Programming Files) x
1.3.2.2.1. Enabling Bitstream Encryption or Compression for Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Devices 1.3.2.2.2. Defining a New Flash Memory Device 1.3.2.2.3. Modifying Programming Flows
1.4. Generic Flash Programmer Flow Templates ( Intel® Stratix® 10 devices) x
1.4.1. Initialization Flow Template ( Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices) 1.4.2. Program Flow Template ( Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices) 1.4.3. Erase Flow Template ( Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices) 1.4.4. Verify/Blank-Check/Examine Flow Template ( Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices) 1.4.5. Termination Flow Template ( Intel® Stratix® 10 Devices)
1.5. Generic Flash Programmer Flow Templates ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) x
1.5.1. Initialization Flow Templates ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.5.2. Program Flow Template ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.5.3. Erase Flow Template ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.5.4. Verify/Blank-Check/Examine Flow Template ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.5.5. Termination Flow Template ( Intel® Arria® 10 and Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX) 1.5.6. Programming Flow Action Properties
1.6. Generic Flash Programmer Settings Reference x
1.6.1. Device and Pin Options 1.6.2. More Security Options Dialog Box 1.6.3. Input Files Tab Settings (Programming File Generator) 1.6.4. Output Files Tab Settings (Programming File Generator) 1.6.5. Add Partition Dialog Box (Programming File Generator) 1.6.6. Bitstream Co-Signing Security Settings (Programming File Generator) 1.6.7. Convert Programming File Dialog Box 1.6.8. Compression and Encryption Settings (Convert Programming File) 1.6.9. SOF Data Properties Dialog Box (Convert Programming File) 1.6.10. Select Devices (Flash Loader) Dialog Box
1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition

1. Generic Flash Programmer User Guide Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition

Updated for:
Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Suite 19.4
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.
Figure 1. Generic Flash Programmer Configuration Example

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.

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