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Honored ContributorWhere can I buy a USB Byte Blaster II download cable from?
I need a programmer so I might as well buy the byte blaster II download cable rather than byte blaster I download cable. I have already found the user guide of this latest device. However, on my search I have found Byte Blaster I cable on sale but not Byte Blaster II. This is especially true for the Altera Website. I do realize that the Byte Blaster II has been on board the latest development boards and the cable was released later. However, since the Byte Blaster II download cable user guide is a bit old now, the device should be on sale by now.
Where can I get my hands on a USB Byte Blaster II cable?7 Replies
Altera_ForumSee the download cables (https://www.altera.com/products/boards_and_kits/download-cables.html) page for details of what's available.
Can I assume you mean a "USB Blaster II" cable? "ByteBlaster" refers to old (but still available) parallel port programming cables. I recommend you get a "USB Blaster" rather than wait for version II..... Cheers, Alex- Altera_Forum
There is also the Terasic USB Blaster Cable:
http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?language=english&categoryno=74 I've got one and it works very well. - Altera_Forum
Or the compatible ee blaster (http://entner-electronics.com/tl/index.php/eeblaster.html), which will probably be cheaper to get if you are in Europe.
- Altera_Forum
If not mistaken, I heard that USB Blaster will no longer be selling. Thus you might want to consider getting USB Blaster II cable.
- Altera_Forum
Hi, I think I saw this USB-Blaster II sold at digikey.com. and maybe you can check the price from Altera's sales/distributors too
- Altera_Forum
Here is a link to their worldwide sales office:
https://www.altera.com/about/contact/sales-support.html USB Blaster II seems to be able to configure your device faster. Should be a good buy =D - Altera_Forum
go to the Altera site then get go to contact us, find the nearest sales office and contact them directly, in case you need to ask for more details. :D
