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18 years ago

Cyclone III Starter Kit Control Panel

I am curious as to how the control panel actually works. It seems to require the FPGA be reconfigured to work. How does the host machine exchange data with the FPGA to do things like turn on/off LEDs...
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16 years ago

To All Guru(s) and altera experts, please help. I am using Cyclone III starter Board. I have a simple design that requires run-time reconfiguration. I do not want to use Nios or USB cores. My questions are regarding the final design when I move my prototype to be an actual hardware, would I be still able to use JTAG through the USB connector? can I use Altera schematic to include the USB connector? Is what I am saying doesn't make sens? Can I use the JTAG 10 pins (Boundary Scan) in my final design and connect them to act as serial UART so I can use my PC to reconfigure the design?

Is using the sld_virtual_jtag Megafunction would be valid in the final design or it is only on the starter board?

This is my first design ever on a FPGA, I don't even know how to move my design to an actual hardware. So please bare my ignorant and questions.

Thanks in advance.