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11 years ago

USB Blaster EEPROM Program for Cyclone IV Dev Kit

Hi,

I have accidentally erased the EEPROM on my CycloneIV development kit and now the computer sees the USB Blaster as USB Serial interface. I tried to reprogram by using FTDI - FT prog and usb_blaster_BLASTR01.xml file from the forum. When I tried to program, FTDI program gives two errors.

First one: The current drawn from the USB port must be in the range 0 to 500mAmps.

Second one: The maximum number of characters for the Manufacturer, Product Description and Serial Number is 46.

It seems this XML code worked for DE1 users and I don't understand why it does not work with my board. Here is the XML code that I used:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <FT_EEPROM>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <Chip_Details>

<Type>FT232/245BM</Type>

</Chip_Details>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <USB_Device_Descriptor>

<VID_PID>2</VID_PID>

<idVendor>09FB</idVendor>

<idProduct>6001</idProduct>

<bcdUSB>USB 1.1</bcdUSB>

</USB_Device_Descriptor>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <USB_Config_Descriptor>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <bmAttributes>

<RemoteWakeupEnabled>false</RemoteWakeupEnabled>

<SelfPowered>true</SelfPowered>

<BusPowered>false</BusPowered>

</bmAttributes>

<IOpullDown>true</IOpullDown>

<MaxPower>150</MaxPower>

</USB_Config_Descriptor>

- (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/) <USB_String_Descriptors>

<Manufacturer>Altera</Manufacturer>

<Product_Description>USB-Blaster</Product_Description>

<SerialNumber_Enabled>true</SerialNumber_Enabled>

<SerialNumber>BLASTR01</SerialNumber>

<SerialNumberPrefix>BL</SerialNumberPrefix>

</USB_String_Descriptors>

</FT_EEPROM>

Thanks

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    11 years ago

    Do you have a stand alone USB-Blaster? Assuming so, you can use FT_PROG to read the configuration from the FTDI device in it and program that into your dev board.

    Regards,

    Alex
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    11 years ago

    The USB-Blaster can be implemented using an FTDI FT245B with external EEPROM or FT245R with internal EEPROM. The configuration files are different.

    Which version of FT_PROG are you using, and what does FT_PROG (or the Windows device manager or lsusb for Linux) indicate the Cyclone IV Development kit USB-Blaster interface is?

    I do not have the Cyclone IV Dev Kit, but I have plenty of others, so I'll be able to read one and post the appropriate XML file.

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    11 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    I use version 2.8.2.0 of FT Prog and the device manager says it is a USB <-> Serial interface.

    If you can post the appropriate XML file it will be great. If that doesnt work than I guess sometihng happened to EEPROM.

    Thanks,

    Emre
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    11 years ago

    Hi Emre,

    --- Quote Start ---

    I use version 2.8.2.0 of FT Prog and the device manager says it is a USB <-> Serial interface.

    If you can post the appropriate XML file it will be great. If that doesnt work than I guess sometihng happened to EEPROM.

    --- Quote End ---

    That is not quite enough information for me to post the correct XML. What type of device does FT_PROG indicate is on your board?

    Actually, I'll just post configurations for both the FT245R and FT245B ... I'll fire up my laptop and check that it has the same version of FT_PROG and then upload the images ... back shortly.

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    11 years ago

    Emre,

    In case it's not clear on your board - both Cyclone IV dev kits I have are fitted with FT245B devices. I suspect the one you have is too.

    If you still have problems post the details of the exact dev kit you have.

    Cheers

    Alex
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    10 years ago

    Hi Dave,

    I'm using Cyclone IV Transceiver Starter Kit and I got a same problem.

    I tried FT_Prog with your FT245B configutation but it fails with message "The current drawn from the USB port must be in the range 0 to 500 mAmps."

    This board uses FT245BL with external EEPROM (AT93C46DN-SH-B).

    Can you help me?

    Thanks.
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    10 years ago

    --- Quote Start ---

    I'm using Cyclone IV Transceiver Starter Kit and I got a same problem.

    I tried FT_Prog with your FT245B configutation but it fails with message "The current drawn from the USB port must be in the range 0 to 500 mAmps."

    This board uses FT245BL with external EEPROM (AT93C46DN-SH-B).

    Can you help me?

    --- Quote End ---

    Can you first just use FT_PROG to detect devices? What does the EEPROM content look like? Is it blank?

    I'll check to see if I have a board with an FT245BL on it tomorrow and if I do post the EEPROM contents, if I don't, I can probably make a template that should work.

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    10 years ago

    My EEPROM is blank device.

    Chip Type: FT232/245BM

    Vendor ID: 0x0403

    Product ID: 0x6001

    Product Desc: USB <-> Serial Converter

    Manufacturer Desc: FTDI

    Location ID: 0x341

    EEPROM Type: 93C46 EEPROM

    BLANK DEVICE