Altera_Forum
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i have some input pins that i need to drive the fpga, what is the simplest connector from the fpga to the pc.
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Altera_ForumWhat is it you're trying to do? You could use -
- GPIO pins connected to a parallel port of a PC - An RS-232 transceiver and a DB9 connector to connect to a serial port of a PC. Anything beyond that would not fall in the simple category.- Altera_Forum--- Quote Start --- What is it you're trying to do? You could use - - GPIO pins connected to a parallel port of a PC - An RS-232 transceiver and a DB9 connector to connect to a serial port of a PC. Anything beyond that would not fall in the simple category. --- Quote End --- thanks... so i can use UART??? which pin of the fpga are GPIO??? how can i make quartus2 to know that i connect with UART and to drive signals to the fpga??? thanks hagico....
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so i can use UART??? which pin of the fpga are GPIO??? how can i make quartus2 to know that i connect with UART and to drive signals to the fpga??? thanks hagico.... - Altera_Forum
Wait a minute. What is it you are trying to do? Do you have a board you are working with?
Jake - Altera_Forum
i am a student that designing a board for arria2 (HTOL project) and i need to connect the fpga to a pc and drive signal (clk ,high , low etc.) from the pc to fpga (and maybe from the fpga to pc).
so i looking for a simple way to do it. i looking for the hardware solution and software (quartus???) solution. i am a begginer so if you can please write me a long and simple answer i will be appreciate it very much . thanks.... - Altera_Forum
I certainly can't tell you how to do a board design via the forum. You're going to need to find someone who can work with you more closely. Board design is non-trivial.
Jake - Altera_Forum
Parallel Port - is the the best and low cost I/O - input / output. Yet it offers reasonable speed for student projects. Also may professional equipments / projects / works. Can you eloborate what you need to feed to the FPGA ? input signals and the timings you need ?? GKM
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1. i am a student that designing a board .....
pc and drive signal (clk ,high , low etc.) from the pc to fpga....... i looking for the hardware solution and software (quartus???) solution. Microsoft Visual Studio - C++ or VB can do this job for PC side. OUTPUTS - You can genetate clock, High Level, Low level. INPUTS - You can read High and Low level signals. Not Clocks. It all depends on what you want to do and How much resources - time / money you have. 2. i am a begginer so if you can please write me a long and simple answer i will be appreciate it very much . thanks.... As a beginer and student it may be difficult to learn and write code in C++. GKM - Altera_Forum
Why don't you use a development kit instead? Designing a fpga board when you are a beginner isn't an easy task.
I fail to see what you want to do with the FPGA... If you just need to input/output some signals, a simple circuit with buffers connected to a parallel port, or a ftdi usb module (http://www.ftdichip.com/products/evaluationkits/dipmodules.htm)should be more than enough.
