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16 years ago

ByteBlasterII JTAG chain problem detected

Hi I´m trying to program a EP3C5E144C8N FPGA in JTAG mode using a ByteBlasterII cable. The pins are connected as indicated in the JTAG configuration of a single device using a download cable (Fig ...
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16 years ago

If the enhanced pad is correctly connected, it may be still a case of a damaged chip. As a another point, the Altera documentations always requests the MSEL pins to be pin strapped to a clear configuration scheme, whatever it is. Otherwise, also JTAG configuration can fail.