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Altera_Forum
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15 years ago

Connecting my FPGA to PC

Hi,

I've just received my FPGA board (It's an Altera Baixun, EP1C6T144C8N) and I can't manage to get Quartus to detect it (when I go in Add hardware..., there is only two options: ByteBlaster and EthernetBlaster). It is linked to my PC with a serial cable.

Thank you.

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    Altera_Forum
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    15 years ago

    I guess, you didn't read the user's manual thoroughly. Quartus doesn't connect to the board through serial interfaces, it uses JTAG interface exclusively for configuration and test. Some boards have an on-board USB-Blaster with an USB connector, but I guess, the said board hasn't. You have to use USB Blaster, Byte Blaster or Ethernet Blaster to connect to the board.

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    15 years ago

    Thanks for the reply.

    I'm not connecting my board via USB Blaster. I'm using the serial cable at the moment and Quartus doesn't let met click on Auto-detect.
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    15 years ago

    one advice is you don't want to use Baixun's board.

    less people use it.

    terasic is much more popular and not expensive so much.

    anyway

    I have seen the schematic of your board(maybe).

    just attache your blaster and press AutoDetect button on QuartusII-Programmer software.

    if you can see EP1C6 device?