Altera Cyclone V GT FPGA - Manual (Page 48)

A–4 Appendix A: Programming the Flash Memory Device
Programming Flash Memory Using the Board Update Portal
Cyclone V GT FPGA Development Kit September 2014 Altera Corporation
User Guide
1 To restore flash memory, refer to “Restoring the Flash Device to the Factory Settings”
on page 4–6 .
f For more information about the nios2-flash-programmer utility, refer to the Nios II
Flash Programmer User Guide .
Programming Flash Memory Using the Board Update Portal
Once you have the necessary .flash files, you can use the Board Update Portal to
reprogram the flash memory. Refer to
“Using the Board Update Portal to Write User
Designs” on page 5–2 for more information.
If you have generated a .sof that operates without a software design file, you can still
use the Board Update Portal to upload your design. In this case, leave the Software
File Name
field blank.