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10 years ago

Can I use the BEMICRO MAX 10 to program the MAX 10 FPGA Evaluation Kit?

Hello everybody Taking a look to the schematic of the Arrow BeMicro MAX 10 tool I could see a connector labeled "USB_Blaster_JTAG" (J7). Then looking for images of the tool I can see that this ...
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10 years ago

Check the schematics ...

http://www.alterawiki.com/uploads/e/ec/bemicro_max_10-schematic_a4-20141008.pdf

Page 6 shows the header details.

There appears to be two JTAG interfaces; the 6-pin header for programming the MAXV CPLD and the edge connector for ... what? You cannot tell what this port is for. Its most likely for attaching an external USB-Blaster that is then passed through the MAXV to the JTAG side of the MAX10 device.

Before connecting to the edge pads, try to figure out what direction the pins are configured for. I doubt the source is provided for the MAXV device.

I'd recommend buying at Terasic USB-Blaster for $50. They are identical to the $300 Altera USB-Blasters.

Cheers,

Dave