Hardware Solution

• • High speed FT245+CPLD+244 solution, similar download speed as the original ALTERA USB Blaster, with the same operation.
  • Download speed 1-3 times faster than other schemes, such as 68013 or C8051F.

Performance

• • Supports most of the ALTERA FPGA/CPLD devices, Active Serial Configuration devices, and Enhanced Configuration Devices.
  • Supports AS, PS, JTAG three download modes.
  • High-speed, stable, and internal FT245R+CPLD designed.
  • Supports 1.2-5V programming voltage.
  • Supports Nios II of embedded processor communication and debugging.

Supported Softwares

• • Quartus II integrated development environment.
  • NIOS II IDE integrated development environment.
  • NIOS II EDS integrated development environment.

Supported Devices
Tested devices are listed below, including but not limited to:

• • CPLD: MAX3000, MAX7000A/B/S, MAX9000 and MAX II etc.
  • FPGA: Stratix, Stratix II, Cyclone, Cyclone II, CycloneIII, ACEX 1K, APEX 20K and FLEX 10K etc.
  • Active Serial Configuration Devices including: EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS16 etc.
  • Enhanced Configuration Devices including: EPC1, EPC4 etc.

Connects to PC

• • Computer connection via USB 2.0 interface.

Connects to target board

• Target board connection via JTAG, AS, PS interfaces. The figure 1, 2,and 3 below shows the header pinouts of different interfaces.

Figure 1. JTAG header pinout

Figure 2. AS header pinout

Figure 3. PS header pinout