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16 years ago

Cyclone III FPGA development kit USB communication

Hello, Did any body used FTDI chip in Cyclone III dk (EP3C120F780C7N) for PC communication. Altera website claims USB2.0 communication in their link (http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/alte...
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15 years ago

I don't know these cores, but it seems that the main difference between them is the supported USB protocol version (1.1, 2.0 or 3.0) and whenever the core can act as a host or a device.

If you have the option to make your own extension board, something with an FTDI chip could be simpler. Or as an alternative in theory it should be possible to reconfigure the MAX II CPLD to use the existing USB port for something else, but I don't think it is documentet anywhere... and of course you would loose the embedded USB blaster function.