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Altera Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Manual

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Altera Corporation

Cyclone III FPGA Starter Kit User Guide

July 2010

Creating a Flash-Programmable POF File

Figure A–4. Updated Convert Programming Files Window

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Click Generate. If you are overwriting the input .pof you will
receive a warning asking if you want to overwrite it. Click Yes to
overwrite the file or enter a different filename. When the Quartus II
software finishes converting the file, you can use the converted .pof
to program the on-board parallel flash device.

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The Quartus II software also generates a MAP file, which
can help you debug issues with locations in the flash device.