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14 years ago

Communication PC-De0 Nano

Hello everyone, I need to make a GUI that could communicate between pc and my De0 nano. I could make the GUI with QT but I don't know how the communication work. I am aware that every time I c...
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14 years ago

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Is it possible to send data from fpga using virtual jtag and shows the data at hyperterminal or other similar program like qt comport?

I still want to try it.

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It is not possible directly with the Altera component, since they do not provide an operating-system device driver. However, you can get the same effect using a server. For example, you can connect a terminal program to a socket and send characters over the socket. This is what the client/server application I have written does. The server side of the application takes the place of the device driver.

Cheers,

Dave