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13 years ago

Cpld programming

Hi Everyone,

I am using altera 5M40ZE64I5N(MV51003-1.2) ,it is procuted with 6 pin JTAG pins, now i need to download the program using Quartus II but as i read from the hand book u need usb-buster to program the CPLD.But i don have a USB-buster cable alongside me ,so can i know few things regarding this issue

1) Can i program cpld without using usb-buster.

2) Can i download the program with 6 jtag pins as usb buster is having 10 pin.

3) Any pointers on how can i download the program to the cpld with these 6 jtag pins

I am new to this kindly help me out.

Thanks in advance.

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    13 years ago

    Simplest solution is to get a USB-Blaster. A low-cost ($50) clone is available from Terasic, and even cheaper clones are available on Ebay.

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    13 years ago

    USB-Blaster has a 10 pin connecter where as in ma board i have only 6 jtag pins are protruded.How can i download the program to it..