Yes, the quartus_jli command-line executable does have additional capabilites over the Jam™ STAPL stand alone player. These additional capabilites are:
- Provision of command-line control of the Quartus® II software from the UNIX or DOS prompt
- Support of all programming hardware available in the Quartus II software version 6.0 or later
Unfortunately the quartus_jli command-line executable does not support porting to an embedded processor.
By default, the quartus_jli executable is located in the bin directory, which is created during the Quartus II software installation. The path to quartus_jli is:
<drive>:\<Quartus II system directory>\bin
For more information refer to AN 425: Using the Command-Line Jam STAPL Solution for Device Programming (PDF).