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10 years ago

Cyclone IV configuration - nCONFIG signal and JTAG programming issue

Hi, I have a custom board for EP4CE22E22 Cyclone IV FPGA. I have configured the board for JTAG only mode and using USB Blaster Rev.B for programming. The problem I am facing is that JTAG Scan f...
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10 years ago

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I am using USB Blaster Rev.B. Traces on PCB are not long (< 1 cm) but the JTAG cable is ribbon type about 6 inches in length. Could that be an issue with new FPGAs?

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I think it is not the problem with long JTAG cable as I have program my Altera cyclone II custom board with same JTAG length of cable. So is there any who can let me know that there is a problem with Rev of USB Blaster.