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Altera_Forum
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12 years ago

JTAG chain not seen unless factory_load switch is set

Can't figure out how to recover ... I tried adding the Flash Controller and programming the FPGA Flash and User Application Flash vie the update portal on the Arria V start Kit card. It se...
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12 years ago

If the device is configuring at power-on and somehow disabling JTAG, you could try holding the nCONFIG pin low, and that will keep the device in reset ... but I think still let you access it via JTAG.

Cheers,

Dave