[Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!

[Kip Koon]

Hi Steven,
You are so right!  I kept trying to figure out how to get a .pof file to program with like the Cyclone II uses for the AS port on the Altera Cyclone II FPGA Mini-Development Board for permanently programming the .pof file into the FPGA chip, but I never could find any information on it.  
Then I heard from several people about using the .sjc file if I remember correctly.  I couldn't find the procedure to create that one either.  
I eventually found out about the .jic file, but there wasn't one in the distribution zip file from Luis, so I knew I would have to create that one.  That took a while to figure out as well, so as you can see I have been pandering how to permanently program the DE-0 Nano for a long time.  
Now that I do know the correct procedure it all seems a bit easier of course though it is a little complicated to set up the JTAG Indirect Configuration file Creation Window.  The procedure is in the DE-0 Nano User manual very close to the end of the .pdf file.  
Look on page 146 which is the beginning of Chapter 9 entitled Appendix.  Section 9.1 details the entire procedure for converting a .sof file to a .jic file.  It shows all the steps for setting up the Convert Programming file windows to eventually arrive at the RGB2VGA.jic file needed for programming the DE-0 Nano.  If you would like to try your hand at experiencing this for yourself, please do so.  
It is quite interesting to find out just how many complicated steps there are when working with various FPGA devices!  It's quite illuminating.  I know I have only just begun to scratch the surface because that are a slew of devices in Quartus II and I only have begun to work with 2 of them.  At first I could not understand it all because the other file types were on my mind, but I did eventually figure it all out.  :)  I hope you guys don't have as much difficulty with this as I had.  :)  Let me get on to building the first set of adapters for the initial test and I'll let you guys know what the results are.  Take care my friends.  

Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Steven Hirsch
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 10:50 AM
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [Coco] DE-0 Nano Successfully Programmed!
> 
> On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Steve Batson wrote:
> 
> > I'm assuming the board can be programmed without the RGB2VGA card
> > attached...My DE-0 Nano should be her Friday. My plan is to program
> > the board with Luis's code and have it ready to go when Kip's card
> > arrives so I can test right away. Once tested and working, my next
> > task will be to find an enclosure to put it in.
> 
> Keep in mind that there are two ways to program the DE-0 Nano.  If you upload the .sof bitstream it's volatile and disappears on
> power-down.  The other method involves writing to flash memory and requires a few more steps to convert the data in an
> appropriate manner.
> 
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