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DWarr3
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7 years ago
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How to program Max10 in circuit with microcontroller?

Hi, Sorry if this a simple question. I am looking for a small FPGA to use with a microcontroller. I would like to program in circuit so I can update. Is the only way to program Max10 jtag? If so is ...
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    7 years ago

    Yes - JTAG is the only way to program MAX 10. There is no documentation explaining how Altera/Intel use JTAG to configure their FPGAs. For that reason I'd steer clear of even attempting it. JTAG programming is implemented in much larger programs for good reason. Sorry to put a dampener on things...

    Why MAX 10? I recommend you consider configuring a Cyclone IV device from your microcontroller using passive serial programming. That is well documented and (can be) very small to implement.

    Cheers,

    Alex

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a_x_h_75
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7 years ago

Yes - JTAG is the only way to program MAX 10. There is no documentation explaining how Altera/Intel use JTAG to configure their FPGAs. For that reason I'd steer clear of even attempting it. JTAG programming is implemented in much larger programs for good reason. Sorry to put a dampener on things...

Why MAX 10? I recommend you consider configuring a Cyclone IV device from your microcontroller using passive serial programming. That is well documented and (can be) very small to implement.

Cheers,

Alex