Altera Cyclone III LS FPGA - Manual (Page 34)

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Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
Cyclone III LS FPGA Development Kit User Guide © October 2009 Altera Corporation
Configuring the FPGA Using the Quartus II Programmer
You can use the Quartus II Programmer to configure the FPGA with a specific .sof.
Before configuring the FPGA, ensure that the Quartus II Programmer and the
USB-Blaster driver are installed on the host computer, the USB cable is connected to
the development board, power to the board is on, and no other applications that use
the JTAG chain are running.
To configure the Cyclone III LS FPGA, perform the following steps:
1. Start the Quartus II Programmer.
2. Click Add File and select the path to the desired .sof.
3. Turn on the Program/Configure option for the added file.
4. Click Start to download the selected file to the FPGA. Configuration is complete
when the progress bar reaches 100%.