MAX10 .pof programming fail

[Altera_Forum]

Hi all, 

I'm trying to program .pof file in MAX10 of our custom board but it fails with the following messages:  Info (209060): Started Programmer operation at Wed Sep 13 10:31:58 2017 Info (209017): Device 1 contains JTAG ID code 0x031030DD Info (209060): Started Programmer operation at Wed Sep 13 10:31:58 2017 Info (209016): Configuring device index 1 Info (209017): Device 1 contains JTAG ID code 0x031030DD Info (209007): Configuration succeeded -- 1 device(s) configured Info (209011): Successfully performed operation(s) Info (209061): Ended Programmer operation at Wed Sep 13 10:31:59 2017 Error (209012): Operation failed  The .sof programing is working. I'm using Quartus 16.1.2 build 203. I have 10K pull up on all configuration pins and CONFIG_SEL 1K pull down.  We are using "single uncompressed image" configuration. Moreover in the programming interface, I can see a strange situation: in the program/configure column I can see only CFM0 while MAX1016 (the MAX10 we use in our board) has CFM1 and CFM2 too (attached the screenshot). Any ideas?  Thanks in advance, Giuseppe

[Altera_Forum]

Have you clicked Auto Detect? Maybe the programmer is not initially detecting your device correctly.

[Altera_Forum]

Hi all, 

we have solved: the problem was the point  "To enable the real-time ISP mode, turn-on the Enable real-time ISP to allow background programming"  but IMHO tha Altera documentation is not so clear; in fact if the MAX10 is green (never flash pragrammed), the .pof programming works only if you first program .sof file.  Hope it helps someone. Bye, Giuseppe

[Altera_Forum]

Hi Giuseppe, 

 I am experiencing the exact same problem with a MAX10M50. My programmer window is just like yours in your attached image. I do not see the CFM1 or CFM2. I can program the .sof, but can't get the CFM to pass. In fact, I have an LED driven (via transistor) from the DONE pin and I can see Done Flash once very short and again for around 250ms before the operation fails. I tried to turn on the "Enable real-time ISP to allow background programming" from the programmer, but that causes the programming operation to fail sooner. Can you provide any more insight?  Thanks,  Mike

[HalmonCelman]

Hi,

If anyone has same problem, as Mike had, it is nedded to :

-> turn on box "Enable real-time ISP[...]"

-> program FPGA from .sof file

-> program FPGA from .pof file ( with box turned on )

Hope it helps someone.

Regrads

Halmon Celman