AN 425: Using Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device - Altera

Page 4 Jam STAPL Files
Figure 2 shows the dialog box that specifies (.jbc) file generation for a multi-device
JTAG chain in the Quartus II software.
Figure 2. Generating a (.jbc) File for a Multi-Device JTAG Chain in the Quartus II Software
To generate (.jbc) files using the Quartus II software, you must perform the following
steps:
1. On the Tools menu, click Programmer.
2. Click Add File and select the programming files for the respective devices.
3. On the File menu, point to Create/Update and click Create Jam, SVF, or ISC File.
4. From the File Format list, select a Jam STAPL Byte-Code file (Figure 2).
5. Click OK.
You can include both Altera and non-Altera JTAG-compliant devices in the JTAG
chain. If you do not specify a programming file in the Programming File Names field,
devices in the JTAG chain are bypassed.
1 In the Quartus II Programmer, your programming options are ignored when creating
a multiple device (.jam) or (.jic) file. When you use the generated (.jam) file with the
Jam STAPL Player, you can then choose which programming options to apply.
However, for a multi-device (.jam) file, the programming options that you choose will
apply to all the devices in the chain that have a data file.
List of Supported (.jam) and (.jbc) Actions and Procedures
A JAM STAPL file consists of the following two types of statements:
■ Action—Contains a sequence of steps required to implement a complete
operation.
■ Procedure— One of the steps contained in an action statement.
AN 425: Using the Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming © July 2010 Altera Corporation