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14 years ago

Any low cost eval boar with USB blaster cable included?

Hi, I have several Altera dev. boards which I bought several years ago. Back in that time all programming was done via the ByteBlaster (parallel port) cable. When I moved to Vista 64 bits, se...
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14 years ago

Sorry, seems I didn't explained myself properly.

In the title I said "included" that's no the same as 'embedded'.

I don't want a board with the USB blaster 'embedded'.

I want a evaluation board that 'includes' an EXTERNAL usb blaster cable as part of the price.

For example the MAX II Starter Kit costs 180 and includes the USB blaster cable. I bought this starter kit long ago but in that time it included the parallel port byteblaster cable instead. Hence I don't want to buy the same kit again.

Is there any other kit that includes a FPGA board AND an external USB blaster as part of the deal?

If not I 'll just buy the USB blaster cable alone as recommended. I just wanted to know if there's good deal to go for.

Thanks