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9 years ago

Using the USB OTG present on the DECA MAX10 board

Hi, I'm trying to use the USB OTG present on the DECA MAX10 evaluation kit to receive and transfer data from the kit to my system. In the Qsys I have added an UART(RS-232) module in order to ma...
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9 years ago

USB can be used, but it needs a lot of software that has to work perfectly before you can transfer data. Doing a physical UART with UART to USB converter is much easier. USB IP also uses much more FPGA resources than a UART if that is an issue.

If you want your project to be about getting USB working, then go for it. If you have something else in mind, use a UART.