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9 years ago

USB Blaster II will program but not verify, but USB Blaster will....

I have both the USB Blaster and USB Blaster II. We've been using the Blaster II due to the faster programming speeds. But for some reason I cannot get multiple different and similar boards to progr...
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9 years ago

After speaking with Altera, I had to do a full erase on the configuration chips, with the TCK set to 6M. After confirming that the IC was erased, I was able to program/verify with two different PCB's using the USB Blaster II. I don't have an explanation as to why the config chips got corrupted or why the USB Blaster would work and not the USB Blaster II. But for now I am able to once again use the USB Blaster II.