Specifications

CHAPTER 11: PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION
CREATING SECONDARY PROGRAMMING FILES
188 ■ INTRODUCTION TO QUARTUS II ALTERA CORPORATION
Creating Other Programming File
Formats
You can use the Create/Update > Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File command
(File menu) to create Jam Files, Jam Byte-Code Files, Serial Vector Format
Files, or In System Configuration Files. These files can then be used in
conjunction with Altera programming hardware or an intelligent host to
configure any Altera device supported by the Quartus II software. You can
also add Jam Files and Jam Byte-Code Files to CDFs. See Figure 3.
Figure 3. Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File Dialog Box
You can use the Create/Update > Create/Update IPS File command (File
menu) to create I/O Pin State Files that describe the ISP CLAMP state for
device pins used at the start of programming. The Create/Update >
Create/Update IPS File command opens the ISP CLAMP State Editor
dialog box, which is shown in Figure 4.