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8 years ago

Program cpld max v using ftdi ft4232

I am trying to program CPLD MAX V using FTDI FT4232 instead of a USB BLASTER.Any suggestions on how to proceed further are requested.
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8 years ago

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Money is not an issue.

Actually there is an inbuilt FTDI FT4232 chip on board and we have to program cpld using this chip only.

Can you guide me on how to write a software?

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Well, if money is not an issue can you send me some :-) :-)

You can use the JAM STAPL player to implement a custom JTAG programmer:

https://www.altera.com/support/support-resources/support-centers/devices/programming-tools/jam-stapl/tls-jam-embedded.html

If someone went to the trouble of designing in the FTDI FT4232 device onto a board (is this a development board? or your own custom board?) then I would think that a software solution would have been thought of beforehand. In any event, writing a custom backend for the JAM stapl player is not too hard to do. Just use the above link.