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8 years ago

My first experience with altera (MAX 10). And it didn't go well...

Hello everybody. Finding the right FPGA can be quite a hassle. Especially when one search for a powerful one (read "lots of logic elements, DSP or memory stuff" for pure computing) with a few I...
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8 years ago

If you want to program the FPGA from a MCU, use a CycloneIV in stead of a MAX10 so you don't have to hassle with JTAG. The .rbf file is very easy to send across using the ps configuration mode (page 196 of the cyclone iv device handbook and following).

The MAX10 devices are at their best in true stand-alone deployment, where you use the Altera USB Blaster (or workalikes) to program the device once and then forget about them.