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17 years ago

ByteBlaster 2 current consumption

Hi, I am using ByteBlaster 2 to burn my MAX2 device. My whole circuit current consumption is approx. 100mA. When I connect the ByteBlaster 2, the current consumption goes to approx. 250mA. After t...
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17 years ago

My device isn't using any of the JTAG pins for anything but JTAG. As I understand it, these pins are dedicated for JTAG functionality and can't be used for anything else. Am I supposed to set them in a special way?

I use the "Unused pins" option to put all the unused pins in tri-state.

Note that the very high power consumption happens after the burning is finished, as if something shortens after burning.