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13 years ago

What is the difference between USB-Blaster and USB-Blaster II?

What is the difference between USB-Blaster and USB-Blaster II? What embedded USB-Blaster ( USB-Blaster or USB-Blaster II ) is installed in Cyclone IV GX FPGA Development Kit?
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13 years ago

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... and it has an additional fast parallel interface which SystemConsole uses to communicate with the target.....

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I doubt at least this function (if this is a hardware parallel port - i.e. "USB to Parallel" function) will be useful on Programming cables as the cable (and the target if using this interface) would no longer just need to have the 10pin JTAG but also a parallel header making the cable bulky.