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Honored ContributorMAX10: JTAG Instruction Set - Understanding what USBBlaster is doing - later ISP
I want to do In-System-Programming for the MAX10 over JTAG. As pre-work I would like to understand what the USBBlaster is doing when using the Quartus Programmer to load a .pof-File onto the MA...
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Honored ContributorThank you for your justified recommondations regarding the Cyclone (which we are using in other products), but in this case the decision towards MAX10 is already taken.
--- Quote Start --- Solely for programming? --- Quote End --- Not solely for programming, we will use the User Flash Memory too. --- Quote Start --- If you really must use MAX10, look through Altera's recommended method of field upgrade. App Note 741 --- Quote End --- Thank you for the App Note 741, I have not known this before. This solution has a few drawbacks, e.g. we intended to overcome the need for the initial programming using external JTAG hardware. That is another reason for using JTAG instead of any other (user-defined) communication channel (which exist, as you assumed, btw). Altought the MAX 10 is "compliant to the IEEE-1532-2002" (handbook) there is no "IEEE 1532-Compliant BSDL File" available here: https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/download/board-layout-test/bsdl/_1532/bsd-1532.html I would expect the programming routine being described there, although not easily human readable, but it is missing anyway. Do you know why? Or where I can get it instead?
