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swm
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3 years ago

How to reliabily program multiple FPGAs using quartus_pgm?

I have a server with 8 x Stratix 10 SX boards (Terasic DE10Pro), which I would like to be able to program over usb-to-jtag. When I have one or two baords installed, I can reliably program a board, e...
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FakhrulA_altera
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3 years ago

Hi Simon,


I'm still checking this with the internal teams. Unfortunately, I have not heard back from them yet.

I will plan on letting you know as soon as I learn more information.


At the mean time, could you please share what module, brand of USB hub you're using?


Thanks for your patience!


Warm Regards,

Fakhrul


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    swm
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    3 years ago

    Hello Fakhrul,

    Thanks for continuing to look into this. I'm still very interested to know about the general case rather that the specifics of my setup. It would be interesting to know if programming eight or more FPGA evaluation cards connected to one PC with a USB-to-JTAG adapter for each board has been tested regardless of the particular FPGA baord. That said, programming large FPGAs like the Stratix 10 with a full design is far more likely to provoke the issues reported.

    Our primary FPGA board at present is the DE10Pro board from Teraisc:
    https://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=164&No=1144#contents

    The USB-to-JTAG interface is embedded on this board.

    I don't believe the USB hub we are using is a factor since we've seen the same problems using a range of different USB host controllers and USB hubs.

    Thanks,

    Simon