fpgaflash

SYNOPSIS

fpgaflash [-h] {user,factory} file [bdf]

DESCRIPTION

fpgaflash updates the static FIM image loaded from flash at power-on.

If there are multiple devices in the system, fpgaflash must specify a BDF to select the correct device. If no BDF is specified, fpgaflash prints out the BDFs of any compatible devices.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

{user, factory}

Specifies the type of flash programming.

user

Only reprograms the user image in flash.

factory

Reprograms the entire flash. A catastrophic failure during a factory update such as a power outage requires a USB cable and quartus_pgm to recover.

file

Specifies the Raw Programming Data File (rpd) to program into flash.

bdf

Specifies the bus, device and function (BDF) of device to program such as 04:00.0 or 0000:04:00.0. This flag is optional when there is a single device in the system.

OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS

-h, --help

Print usage information.

EXAMPLE

fpgaflash user new_image.rpd 0000:04:00.0

Programs new_image.rpd to flash of device with BDF 0000:04:00.0.

Revision History

| Document Version | Intel Acceleration Stack Version | Changes | | —————- |————————————|———-| |2018.05.21 | 1.1 Beta.
(Supported with Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition 17.1.1.) | No changes from previous release. |