Altera MAX 10 FPGA - Manual (Page 41)

• Before design compilation—using the Compiler Settings menu.
• After design compilation—using the Convert Programming Files option.
Enabling Compression Before Design Compilation
To enable compression before design compilation, follow these steps:
1. On the Assignments menu, click Device. The Settings dialog box appears.
2. Click Device and Pin Options. The Device and Pin Options dialog box appears.
3. Click the Configuration tab.
4. Turn on Generate compressed bitstreams.
5. Click OK.
6. In the Settings dialog box, click OK.
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Enabling Compression After Design Compilation
To enable compression after design compilation, follow these steps:
1. On the File menu, click Convert Programming Files.
2. Under Output programming file, from the pull-down menu, select your desired file type.
3. If you select the Programmer Object File (.pof), you must specify a configuration device, directly
under the file type.
4. In the Input files to convert box, select SOF Data.
5. Click Add File to browse to the MAX 10 device family .sof.
6. In the Convert Programming Files dialog box, select the .pof you added to SOF Data and click
Properties.
7. In the SOF Properties dialog box, turn on the Compression option.
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Configuration Data Compression on page 2-22
AES Encryption
This section covers detailed guidelines on applying AES Encryption for design security. There are two
main steps in applying design security in MAX 10 devices. First is to generate the encryption key
programming ( .ekp ) file and second is to program the .ekp file into the device.
The .ekp file has other different formats, depending on the hardware and system used for programming.
There are three file formats supported by the Quartus II software:
• JAM Byte Code (
.jbc ) file
• JAM ™ Standard Test and Programming Language (STAPL) Format ( .jam ) file
• Serial Vector Format ( .svf ) file
Only the .ekp file type generated automatically from the Quartus II software. You must create the .jbc , .jam
and
.svf
files using the Quartus II software if these files are required in the key programming.
Note: Altera recommends that you keep the .ekp file confidential.
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