Intel notes

Intel/Altera

Note

  • CYC1000

  • C10LP-RefKit

  • DE0

  • de0nano

Loading a bitstream

SVF and RBF files are supported.

sof to svf generation:

quartus_cpf -c -q 12.0MHz -g 3.3 -n p project_name.sof project_name.svf

sof to rbf generation:

quartus_cpf  --option=bitstream_compression=off -c project_name.sof project_name.rbf

Warning

As mentioned in cyclone handbooks, real-time decompression is not supported by FPGA in JTAG mode. Keep in mind to disable this option.

You can have Quartus automatically generate SVF and RBF files by adding these lines to the qsf file, or include them in a tcl file in FuseSoC

set_global_assignment -name ON_CHIP_BITSTREAM_DECOMPRESSION OFF
set_global_assignment -name GENERATE_RBF_FILE ON
set_global_assignment -name GENERATE_SVF_FILE ON

file load:

openFPGALoader -b boardname project_name.svf
# or
openFPGALoader -b boardname project_name.rbf

with boardname = de0, cyc1000, c10lp-refkit, de0nano, de0nanoSoc or qmtechCycloneV.

SPI flash

RPD and RBF are supported. POF is only supported for MAX10 (internal flash).

pof to rpd:

quartus_cpf -c project_name.pof project_name.rpd

sof to rpd:

# CYC1000
quartus_cpf -o auto_create_rpd=on -c -d EPCQ16A -s 10CL025YU256C8G project_name.svf project_name.jic
# C10LP-RefKit
quartus_cpf -o auto_create_rpd=on -c -d EPCQ16A -s 10CL055YU484C8G project_name.svf project_name.jic

file load:

openFPGALoader -b boardname -r project_name_auto.rpd
# or
openFPGALoader -b boardname -r project_name.rbf

with boardname = cyc1000, c10lp-refkit.

MAX10:

Intel/Altera (Old Boards)

Note

  • Cyclone II (FPGA) (Tested OK: EP2C5T144C8N)

  • Max II (CPLD) (Tested OK: EPM240T100C5N)

Loading a Serial Vector Format (.svf)

SVF files are supported.

To load the file:

openFPGALoader -c usb-blaster project_name.svf