How-To: Configuring and using Altera Ethernet Blaster to flash DM PRO

• Download current gateware archive, unpack
• Copy jic file to tmp directory on tsl021
• Log into tsl021
• Use bash call set_quartus18
• If call is not definened, use the following exports or insert them into your .bashrc: =

function set_quartus(){ # Usage set_quartus 16 or set_quartus 18 export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin export PATH=$PATH:~/bin export QUARTUS=/opt/quartus/$1/quartus export QSYS_ROOTDIR=$QUARTUS/sopc_builder/bin export QUARTUS_ROOTDIR=$QUARTUS export QUARTUS_BINDIR=$QUARTUS/bin export QUARTUS_64BIT=1 export PATH=$PATH:$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR export PATH=$PATH:$QUARTUS_BINDIR export PATH=$PATH:$QSYS_ROOTDIR echo $PATH }=

• Start Quartus Prime > v18.0
• From 'Tools' Menu, choose 'Programmer'
• From 'Edit', choose 'Hardware Settings'
• In the 'Currently selected hardware' dropdown list, look for 'Ethernetblaster II on 140.181.138.160'
• If no EthernetBlaster is in the list, proceed as follows:
  • Click 'Add Hardware...' and enter the following properties
  • Hardware type: 'EthernetBlaster'
  • Server name: '140.181.138.160'
  • Server port: '1309'
  • Server password: timing
  • Click 'Ok'
• Choose 'Ethernetblaster II on 140.181.138.160' and click close
• Click 'Add File...' and select the .jic file from the unpacked archive
• Set the checkboxes for 'Program/Configure' and 'Verify'
• FLASHING THE FPGA WILL FREEZE THE HOST PLATFORM OS! ONLY FLASH IF THE Management Interface (ILO) IS UP AND RUNNING!
• Click 'Start'
• Once the flash was successful, you must power cycle the tsl017 server via the Management Interface (ILO)

-- MathiasKreider - 22 Jan 2021