Altera Quartus II Scripting - Manual (Page 27)

© July 2013 Altera Corporation Quartus II Scripting Reference Manual
2. Command-line Executables
quartus_asm
The Quartus ® II Assembler generates a device programming image, in the form of one or more
Programmer Object Files (.pof), SRAM Object Files (.sof), Hexadecimal (Intel-Format) Output Files
(.hexout), Tabular Text Files (.ttf), and Raw Binary Files(.rbf), from a successful fit (that is, place and route).
The .pof and .sof files can then be processed by the Quartus II Programmer and the MasterBlaster ™ or the
ByteBlaster ™ II Download Cable, or the Altera ® Programming Unit (APU). The .hexout, .ttf, and .rbf files
can be used by other programming hardware manufacturers that provide programming support for
Altera devices.
The Quartus II Fitter must be run successfully before running the Assembler.
Usage
quartus_asm [-h | --help[=<option|topic>] | -v]
quartus_asm <project name> [<options>]
This command supports the following options:
Option Page
-c=<revision name> ............................................................................................................................... 2–96
-f=<argument file>................................................................................................................................. 2–92
-h............................................................................................................................................................... 2–92
-v ............................................................................................................................................................... 2–92
--64bit ....................................................................................................................................................... 2–92
--help[=<option|topic>] ....................................................................................................................... 2–93
--lower_priority ...................................................................................................................................... 2–93
--read_settings_files[=on|off] .............................................................................................................. 2–98
--rev=<revision name>.......................................................................................................................... 2–96
--set=<assignment=value> ................................................................................................................... 2–96
--version................................................................................................................................................... 2–93
--write_settings_files[=on|off]........................................................................................................... 2–100
This command includes help on the following topics:
Help Topic Page
arguments ............................................................................................................................................... 2–93
makefiles.................................................................................................................................................. 2–93
return_codes ........................................................................................................................................... 2–95