Is it possible to program an ekp file and an encrypted pof file to MAX10 FPGA with Quartus Prime Lite Edition Programmer?

[Michael]

I recognized that the Quartus Prime Lite Edition is not able to generate encrypted pof files. The required options are not present in the Quartus Software. As I read here (https://forums.intel.com/s/question/0D50P00003yyKYcSAM/quartus-prime-lite-160-unable-to-generate-encrypted-pof-max10?language=en_US), generating encrypted pof files seems to require a licence file.

Is this also the case for just programming encrypted pof files or ekp files?

[CalvinJoaz_P_Intel]

Hi Michael,

Yes, to generate the .ekp file and encrypt the configuration data, the design security feature for Intel Quartus Prime Lite Edition need to enable and obtain a license file from Intel FPGA Technical Support.

Kindly refer below link for more information - Page 12

https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/an/an556.pdf

You can refer to previous forum thread below on the steps to request design security license in SSLC (Self Service Licensing Center)

https://forums.intel.com/s/question/0D50P0000470hlA/i-need-a-license-to-enable-the-design-security-feature-for-quartus-thank-yousoftware-quartus-prime-181-device-cyclone-v?language=en_US&s1oid=00DU0000000YT3c&s1nid=0DB0P000000U1Hq&emkind=chatterCommentNotification&s1uid=0050P000008ASID&emtm=1542241285784&fromEmail=1&s1ext=0

Hope this could help you.

Thank you.

[Michael]

Thank you for your support. I managed to request a license file.

By this means I was able to answer the initial question:

After generating an encrypted pof and ekp file, I removed the license file again and was able to program the files.

Thus, it is possible to program encrypted pof and ekp files without a license file in Quartus Prime Lite Edition Programmer.