Programming File Generator
After generating the primary programming files for your design, you can use the Programming File Generator to generate files and define programming flows for alteranative programming methods, such as the .jic for flash programming, .rbf for partial reconfiguration, or .rpd for third-party programmer configuration.
Programming File Generator is optimized for Stratix® 10 devices and later. The Convert Programming Files dialog box does not support some advanced programming features for Stratix® 10 and later devices.
Programming File Generator also displays a SOF file checksum in the output reports of the quartus_pfg --info command. You can use this checksum value to differentiate generated bitstreams and identify version differences, as the follwing example output of SOF file info shows:
Example output of SOF file info: ================================ General ================================ Device name: AGFA012R24A2E2V Software version: Quartus Prime Version 21.3.0 Internal Build 52 04/12/2021 SC Pro Edition JTAG user code: 0xFFFFFFFF Configuration clock source: Internal Oscillator Run configuration CPU from internal oscillator: FALSE SOF file checksum: 0xCEEBABED