Article ID: 000074380 Content Type: Troubleshooting Last Reviewed: 01/01/2015

Why does Active Serial configuration fail for Stratix II devices when using a compressed programming file?

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Description

Due to a problem in the Quartus® II software version 9.1 SP1, Active Serial configuration may fail for Stratix® II and Stratix II GX devices when using a compressed programming file. The failure is related to a known issue with the postamble bytes count settings in the compressed programming file.

A patch is available to fix this problem for the Quartus II software version 9.1 SP1. Download and install Patch 1.38 from the appropriate link below.

This problem is fixed beginning with the Quartus II software version 9.1 SP2.

Related Products

This article applies to 2 products

Stratix® II FPGAs
Stratix® II GX FPGA