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I didn't see clearly from the Dev. Kit documentation, how the FTDI parallel interface is routed through the MAX II device and accessible at the FPGA in the MAX II factory configuration, but the reference manual says it's possible.
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Yeah, the documentation about this is extremely unclear.
Jeff, please note the following. Even when the FPGA can access the FTDI interface, it is still not a "standard" USB controller as Cypress or Phillips ones. Go to FTDI website and read about them. The good news, as Franck is saying, is that you don't need to write low levels drivers. Note that it supports USB 2.0, but not HS (high speed).
One problem you might have during development is the conflict with your application and the USB-Blaster interface. If you can afford an external USB-Blaster and wouldn't mind "killing" the embedded one, then you can reprogram the USB VID/PID in the FTDI eeprom. Otherwise the PC would see an USB-Blaster.
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