Intel® Stratix® 10 Configuration User Guide

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Date 1/10/2022
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5.4.1.2.1. Firmware Version Information

The Intel® Quartus® Prime firmware version is stored as a 32bit value at offset 0x420 in the following:
  • Decision firmware (each of the four copies),
  • Application images,
  • Factory update images,
  • Decision firmware update images,
  • Combined application images.
The format for the version field is described below:
Table 42.  Firmware Version Fields
Bit Field Bits Description
version_major 31:24 Major release number for Intel® Quartus® Prime. Example: set to 20 for release 20.1.
version_minor 23:16 Minor release number for Intel® Quartus® Prime. Example: set to 1 for release 20.1.
version_update 15:8 Update release number for Intel® Quartus® Prime. Example: set to 2 for release 20.1.2
reserved 7:0 Set to zero

Both U-Boot and LibRSU enable the decision firmware versions to be queried. For examples on querying the decision firmware version for both U-Boot and Linux, refer to the Remote System Update Example section. The decision firmware version must first be queried in U-Boot for the value to be available in Linux.