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8 years ago

USB Blaster shows up in device manager under Ports (COM & LPT) as a USB serial port

Hi all! I have a Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 10, and I have a DE2-70 kit. When I plug in the USB blaster, nothing happens, and I go to the device manager, and it shows up in device man...
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8 years ago

Hi FvM

I see all the chips that you mentioned on the board (the FT245, the 9346, and the RN47), so they are not missing

How would I check if they are defective or have insufficient power supply?

My advisor gave me the board, saying it’s old but in perfect working order- it does look new.

But I don’t know it’s history or what the previous students did to it