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16 years ago

Cyclone III vs USB Blaster Rev. B

I have had various intermittent failures when programming the Cyclone III (EP3C10F256C8) using Quartus II and Nios II ver 8.0, 9.0, and 9.1, two different computers, and two different USB Blasters (R...
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16 years ago

Yes, boards that have problems with USB Blaster Rev.B and the yellow flex print cable often run better with a short (or even a long) IDC cable. I tried to give an explanation in a previous thread: http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9490&postcount=24

P.S.: Unfortunately, I didn't find the time to perform the announced systematic measurements. But the results are clear for Rev.B so far.