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17 years ago

Configuring Altera devices on long-distance cabling

Hello, We have a need to configure Altera devices (EPC configuration devices and some FPGAs) through a long cable (~ 3 m). For the sake of simplicity let's say that the setup is a PC, 3 m of c...
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17 years ago

I understood pretty good what's your problem. The JTAG side connection can't be simply extended. As you gave not a single reason, why you didn't consider to extend the USB side, I just reported my solution for a similar problem.

In other words: When extending the JTAG interface (with acceptable speed), there must be a driver near to the board connector. Why not using the USB Blaster as the driver?