4.4.1. Using the Quartus® Prime Programmer
You can use the Quartus® Prime Programmer to configure the FPGA with a .sof file.
Before configuring the FPGA
- Ensure that the Quartus® Prime Programmer and the Intel® FPGA Download Cable driver are installed on the host computer.
- The USB cable is connected to the board.
- Power to the board is on, and no other applications that use the JTAG chain are running.
To configure the Cyclone® 10 LP FPGA
- Start the Quartus® Prime Programmer.
- Click Add File and select the path to the desired .sof file.
- Turn on the Program/Configure option for the added file.
- Click Start to download the selected file to the FPGA. The configuration is complete when the progress bar reaches 100%.