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15 years ago

Connect USB Blaster to Altera Live Design Evaluation Board ( LPT )

Hi ! I'm from Poland and I have problem with connect USB Blaster to Evaluation Board. I have Altera Live Design Evaluation Board with ByteBlaster ( Port LPT ). I buy USB Blaster and I do...
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14 years ago

Googling for "Altera Live Design Evaluation Board" shows an Altium kit.

Could you post the schematic.

From the ones I found, it looks like they only have a parallel port connector, rather than the recommended 10-pin header.

You can make an adapter to take the TCK/TMS/TDI/TDO signals between a 10-pin socket and a DB25. You'll also need a ground, and a power signal for the buffer inside the USB-Blaster. You'll want to connect to the PP_HARD_Txx signals. For the power, use one of the other data signals that are pulled up to VCC. The USB-Blaster buffers won't draw much power.

Send a complaint to Altium. Perhaps they have an adapter cable.

Cheers,

Dave