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A–2 Appendix A: Programming the Flash Device
Creating a Flash File
Cyclone III FPGA Development Kit User Guide September 2010 Altera Corporation
3. Click Options. In the Options dialog box, enter 0x3FE0000 and click OK.
This sets the option bit base address for the development kit to the required
default,
0x3FE0000 . The option bit sector stores the start address for each page of
memory and also stores the Page Valid bits. The Page Valid bits indicate whether
each page is successfully programmed.
f For more information about option bits and Page Mode Implementation of
memory, refer to Parallel Flash Loader Megafunction User Guide.
4. Choose the .sof file you want to convert by selecting the row labeled SOF Data in
the Input files to convert area and click Add File.
5. Browse to and select the file you wish to convert and click OK.
Figure A–1 shows the Convert Programming Files dialog box updated with the
factory image your_design_name.sof.