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10 years ago

Programming cyclone III & IV using a custom USB Blaster

Hi all, I'm trying to make a USB blaster circuit. I'm prototyping with a cyclone III connected to an FTDI IC. This combination is effectively the same as you might find in devkits that have e...
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10 years ago

FTDI's "ft_prog (http://www.ftdichip.com/support/utilities.htm#ft_prog)" utility will allow you to read the contents of an FTDI IC and program it into another. So, providing you have a USB-Blaster, it will allow you to 'clone' the FTDI part of it.

I'm more curious as to how you intend to implement Altera's propitiatory CPLD design that forms the brains of the USB-Blaster. What are you putting in your Cyclone III?

Cheers,

Alex