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chandrage12
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1 year ago
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I would like to know what is the programmer and debugger used for the cyclone 10 LP device .

HI team ,

i am new with FPGA , we are using the cyclone 10lp device . what are tools required for debugging and programming the device for hardware point of view .

Is the PL-USB2-BLASTER and PL-USB-BLATER 2 IS SAME AND WHAT IS INTEL download cable for the 10lp device .

thanks

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  • FvM's avatar
    FvM
    1 year ago

    Hi,
    Intel FPGA Download Cable II, formerly named USB-Blaster II Download Cable is a good choice, but a bit expensive with 225 $ US list price. I would also consider Terasic USB Blaster Download Cable which is only 69 $. It's fully hardware compatible with previous Altera USB Blaster Download Cable (Intel FPGA Download Cable mentioned above).

    There are many USB Blaster Clones on the market, unfortunately many of them expose signal quality or software compatibility problems Cases have been reported here in the forum.

    Arrow FPGA USB-Programmer2 (manufactured and distributed by Trenz Electronic ) is also working for me. It's a FT2232H based adapter that connects to Quartus JTAG server with it's own Windows or Linux driver.

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  • FvM's avatar
    FvM
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    1 year ago

    Hi,
    Intel FPGA Download Cable II, formerly named USB-Blaster II Download Cable is a good choice, but a bit expensive with 225 $ US list price. I would also consider Terasic USB Blaster Download Cable which is only 69 $. It's fully hardware compatible with previous Altera USB Blaster Download Cable (Intel FPGA Download Cable mentioned above).

    There are many USB Blaster Clones on the market, unfortunately many of them expose signal quality or software compatibility problems Cases have been reported here in the forum.

    Arrow FPGA USB-Programmer2 (manufactured and distributed by Trenz Electronic ) is also working for me. It's a FT2232H based adapter that connects to Quartus JTAG server with it's own Windows or Linux driver.

  • Jeet14's avatar
    Jeet14
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    1 year ago

    Hi,


    For Cyclone 10 LP device, please use the PL-USB2-BLASTER programmer with Quartus® Prime software version 14.0 or later to configure your device.

    https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/ug/ug_usb_blstr_ii_cable.pdf


    I see only these two PL-USB-BLASTER-RCN & PL-USB2-BLASTER programmer on our website- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/fpga/development-kits/cables-adapters.html


    PL-USB-BLASTER-RCN is old programmer which was used with the older Quartus II tool.


    So my suggestion is to use PL-USB2-BLASTER and this is available.


    Regards

    Tiwari



    • chandrage12's avatar
      chandrage12
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      1 year ago

      in the below attachment file i do not see support for the cyclone 10lp device , what is solution

      is it from datasheet

  • Jeet14's avatar
    Jeet14
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    1 year ago

    Hi,


    In your attached images, it shows the cyclone 10 LP device support.

    Please re-check again.


    Regards

    Tiwari


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    Jeet14
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    1 year ago

    Hi,


    I believe your inquiry has been answered. With that now, I transition this thread to community support.

    Thank you.


    Best regards,

    Tiwari


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