User guide

GUI Reference
Flash Programmer Dialog Box
You open this dialog box by clicking Flash Programmer on the Tools menu.
The Flash Programmer dialog box allows you to program data to flash memory with the
flash programmer. The flash programmer uses a flash programmer configuration, which
contains all the parameters that affect the flash programming process. The Flash
Programmer dialog box includes controls to create flash programmer configurations and set
up all the parameters they contain.
The Flash Programmer dialog box contains the following controls.
Configurations list—Lists available flash programmer configurations and allows you
to specify the active configuration.
New (icon)—Creates a new flash programmer configuration.
Duplicate (icon)—Duplicates the selected flash programmer configuration.
Delete (icon)—Deletes the selected flash programmer configuration.
Name—Allows you to enter a unique name for a configuration. Name appears only
after you select an existing configuration.
Apply—Saves your settings in the selected flash programmer configuration.
Revert—Discards your setting changes, and returns the selected flash programmer
configuration to its previous settings.
Program Flash—Programs the flash memory using the settings in the selected flash
programmer configuration.
Close—Closes the Flash Programmer dialog box.
When you select a flash programmer configuration in the configurations list, tabs appear in the
right side of the dialog box. Each tab presents a group of settings in the selected
configuration. The Flash Programmer dialog box includes the following tabs:
Main Tab—Allows you to specify the application project, the content to program, and
other settings for the selected configuration. The Main tab contains the following
settings:
o Program software project into flash memory—When on, you can specify
the executable file (.elf) to program into flash memory. The dialog box shows
the following settings.
Project—Specifies the software project that contains the .elf file and
target hardware information to use.
Nios II ELF Executable—Specifies the .elf to program to flash. This
setting is read-only when you specify a valid project in Project.
SOPC Builder System—Specifies the target SOPC Builder system for
the selected project. This setting is read-only when you specify a valid
project in Project.
CPU—Specifies the target processor for the selected project. This
setting is read-only when you specify a valid project in Project.
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