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9 years ago

USB Blaster 2 + MAX10 - TCK / programming issue

Hi, I've designed a MAX10 10M02SCE144I7G board to be programmed with JTAG. Programming device is Altera USB Blaster II. When I try programming with Quartus Prime, it says: Error (209040): ...
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9 years ago

The JTAG signals need to be clean before the Quartus programmer works properly. The EE's I work with say it is important to treat them as a transmission line. See the JTAG spec for details on termination requirements.