USB-Blaster Cable User Guide
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1. 0 025 Sq lt lt 0 700 Typ gt Table 2 2 identifies the 10 pin female plug pin names and the corresponding programming mode Table 2 2 USB Blaster Female Plug Signal Names amp Programming Modes AS Mode PS Mode JTAG Mode Pin Signal Name Description Signal Name Description Signal Name Description 1 DCLK Clock signal DCLK Clock signal TCK Clock signal 2 GND Signal ground GND Signal ground GND Signal ground CONF DONE Configuration done CONF DONE Configuration TDO Data from done device 4 VCC TRGT Target power supply VCC TRGT Target power VCC TRGT Target power supply supply 5 nCONFIG Configuration nCONFIG Configuration TMS JTAG state control control machine control 6 nCE Cyclone chip enable No connect No connect 7 DATAOUT Active serial dataout nSTATUS Configuration No connect status 8 ncs Serial configuration No connect No connect device chip select 9 ASDI Active serial data in DATAO Data to device TDI Data to device 10 GND Signal ground GND Signal ground GND Signal ground Altera Corporation March 2007 2 3 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Operating Conditions The circuit board must supply Veccrrer and ground to the USB Blaster cable for the I O drivers Circuit Board Header Connection The circuit board s 10 pin male header which connects to the USB Blaster cable s 10 pin female pl2. oe The feet direct you to more information on a particular topic vi Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Chapter 1 Setting Up the LN OTS RYAN USB Blaster Download Cable Introduction Altera Corporation March 2007 The USB Blaster download cable interfaces to a standard USB PC port This cable drives configuration data from the PC to the device Because design changes are downloaded directly to the device prototyping is easy and multiple design iterations can be accomplished in quick succession Device Support The USB Blaster download cable allows you to program and configure Altera devices Specifically you can do the following B Download configuration data to FPGA devices Stratix II Stratix II GX Stratix GX and Stratix family of devices Cyclone II and Cyclone family of devices APEX II and APEX 20K family of devices ACEX 1K devices Mercury devices FLEX 10K FLEX 10KE and FLEX 10KA family of devices Excalibur devices m Download configuration data to User Flash Memory UFM devices e MAX I family of devices B Download configuration data to EEPROM based devices e MAX3000 and MAX 7000 family of devices m Perform in system programming of advanced configuration devices e EPC2 EPC4 EPC8 EPC16 and EPC1441 devices m Perform in system programming of serial configuration devices e EPCS1 EPCS4 EPCS16 and EPCS64 devices In addition the USB Blaster dow
3. Franti 4 From the drop down menu select USB Blaster USB 0 Figure 1 2 5 Click Close to close the Hardware Setup dialog box 6 Inthe Mode list select the desired mode Programmer window Table 1 1 describes each mode gt The USB Blaster supports the Joint Test Action Group JTAG Passive Serial Programming and Active Serial modes Table 1 1 Programming Modes Mode Mode Description Joint Test Action Group Programs or configures all Altera devices JTAG supported by Quartus II software excluding FLEX 6000 In Socket Programming Not supported by the USB Blaster Passive Serial Programming Configures all Altera devices supported by Quartus II software excluding MAX 3000 and MAX 7000 devices EPCS64 serial configuration device Active Serial Programming Programs a single EPCS1 EPCS4 EPCS16 and Altera Corporation March 2007 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Software Setup TS For details about programming devices and creating secondary programming files see the Programming amp Configuration chapter of the Introduction to Quartus II Handbook For further information see the Programming module of the Quartus II online tutorial For further information refer to the following topics in the Quartus II software Help menu Changing the Hardware Setup Programmer Introduction Overview Working with Chain Description Files Overview Converting Progra
4. Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007 Setting Up the USB Blaster Download Cable Figure 1 1 The USB Blaster Download Cable 10 pin Female Connector connects to target printed circuit board 10 pin male header 4 Reconnect the power cable to reapply power to the circuit board gt The Found New Hardware wizard may open and prompt you to install anew hardware driver Close the wizard and install the hardware driver using the instructions provided in Installing the USB Blaster Driver below Software Setup This section describes the following m Installing the USB Blaster driver E Setting up the USB Blaster hardware in the Quartus II software Installing the USB Blaster Driver This section describes how to install the USB Blaster driver Before you begin the installation verify the USB Blaster driver is located in your directory lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers usb blaster IF If the driver is not in your directory download the USB Blaster driver from the Altera web site www altera com support software drivers Altera Corporation 1 3 March 2007 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Software Setup To install the driver follow the directions below 1 2 10 Plug in the USB Blaster download cable to the PC On the Found New Hardware Wizard window click No not this time and then click Next to continue Select Install from a list of spec
5. following introduction and overview topics in the Quartus II Help e Programmer Introduction e Overview Working with Chain Description Files e Overview Converting Programming Files 2 7 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide References 2 8 Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007
6. 0 and FLEX 6000 devices 5V FLEX 10KE device 2 5 V Altera Corporation March 2007 USB Blaster Connections Table 2 1 USB Blaster VCC TRGT Pin Voltage Requirements Part 2 of 2 FLEX 10KA and FLEX 6000A devices 3 3 V EPC2 device 5V or 3 3 V EPC4 EPC8 and EPC16 devices 3 3 V EPCS1 EPCS4 EPCS16 and EPCS64 devices 3 3 V Cable to Board Connection A standard USB cable connects to the USB port on the device Figure 2 1 shows a block diagram of the USB Blaster download cable Figure 2 1 USB Blaster Block Diagram USBVCC nV 10 Pin CC Vec USB Interface i translator Pint Female Plug USB Chip V EPM7064AETC44 Receptacle gt vo ee VOs a VO kH a vo 105 vo e A vo al vo VO gt VO USB Blaster Plug Connection The 10 pin female plug connects to a 10 pin male header on the circuit board containing the target device Figure 2 2 shows the dimensions of the female plug 2 2 Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Figure 2 2 USB Blaster 10 Pin Female Plug Dimensions 0 250 Typ Dimensions are shown in inches Spacing between pin centers is 0 1 inches
7. Target supply voltage 2 5 V operation 2 375 2 625 V Target supply voltage 1 8 V operation 1 71 1 89 V Target supply voltage 1 5 V operation 1 43 1 57 V Table 2 5 USB Blaster Cable Rev A amp B DC Operating Conditions Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Vin High level input voltage Vecctret 0 2 V Vit Low level input voltage 0 15 Vou 5 0 V high level output voltage Voorman 4 5 V lon 1 MA 4 4 V 3 3 V high level output voltage Vcctrrat 3 0 V lon 1 MA 2 9 V 2 5 V high level output voltage Vcc tret 2 375 V lon 1 MA 2 275 V 1 8 V high level output voltage Vcc trat 1 71 V lon 1 mA 1 61 V 1 5 V high level output voltage Voorrrar 1 43 V IOH 1 mA 1 33 V VoL 5 0 V low level output voltage Vcc tret 5 5 V lo 1 mA 0 125 V 3 3 V low level output voltage Vectra 3 6 V lo I mA 0 125 V 2 5 V low level output voltage Vectra 2 625 V lo 1 mA 0 125 V 1 8 V low level output voltage Voerman 1 89 V lor 1 mA 0 125 V 1 5 V low level output voltage Vcorrrar 1 57 V IOL 1 mA 0 125 V lecuss Operating current No Load Typical cc use 80 mA 150 mA Altera Corporation 2 5 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide USB Revision Table 2 6 USB Blaster Cable Rev C DC Operating Conditions Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Vin High level input voltage Vcc tret gt 2 0 V 2 0 V Vcc treTt lt 2 0 V
8. USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide NDS NAN 101 Innovation Drive San Jose CA 95134 http www altera com UG USB81204 2 2 Document Version P25 10325 03 Document Date 2 2 March 2007 Copyright O 2007 Altera Corporation All rights reserved Altera The Programmable Solutions Company the stylized Altera logo specific device des ignations and all other words and logos that are identified as trademarks and or service marks are unless noted otherwise the trademarks and service marks of Altera Corporation in the U S and other countries All other product or service names are the property of their respective holders Al tera products are protected under numerous U S and foreign patents and pending applications maskwork rights and copyrights Altera warrants performance of its semiconductor products to current specifications in accordance with Altera s standard warranty but reserves the right to make changes to any products and services at any time without notice Altera assumes no responsibility or liability arising out of the ap plication or use of any information product or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera NSAI Corporation Altera customers are advised to obtain the latest version of device specifications before relying on any published in formation and before placing orders for products or services 4 Printed on recycled paper LS EN ISO 9001 Altera Corporation N OE PYA C
9. VCc TRGT V Vit Low level input voltage Vecctrety gt 2 0 V 0 8 Vv Vecctraty lt 2 0 V 0 V Vou 5 0 V high level output voltage Vecctrety 4 5 V lon 10 mA 3 8 V 3 3 V high level output voltage Vectra 3 0 V lon 8 MA 2 3 V 2 5 V high level output voltage Veerrrar 2 375 V loy 6 MA 1 8 V 1 8 V high level output voltage Veccrret 1 71 V lon 4 MA 1 2 V 1 5 V high level output voltage Voorrrar 1 43 V IOH 2 mA 1 0 V VoL 5 0 V low level output voltage Vectret 5 5 V lop 10 mA 0 8 V 3 3 V low level output voltage Vcc tret 3 6 V lo 8 mA 0 7 V 2 5 V low level output voltage Voorrrar 2 625 V lo 6 mA 0 6 V 1 8 V low level output voltage Vcc rrat 1 89 V lo 4 mA 0 5 V 1 5 V low level output voltage Vcc trat 1 57 V IOL 2 mA 0 4 V lecwuss Operating current No Load Typical Icc uss 80 mA 150 mA USB Revision 2 6 Table 2 7 indicates the revision and description of the USB Blaster Table 2 7 USB Revision through a flexible PCB cable lead free requirement 10 pin female connector is connected to the USB Blaster Revision Descriptions RoHS Compliant Rev A 1 10 pin female connector is connected to the No USB Blaster through a ribbon cable Rev B 10 pin female connector is connected to the No USB Blaster through a flexible PCB cable Rev C Hardware upgrade to meet the ROHS Yes Note to Table 2 7 1 Revision Band R
10. evision C cable has a Rev B and Rev C marking on the casing However you can identify the Revision A cable if the cable is using a ribbon cable and does not have the revision marking USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Altera Corporation March 2007 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide References Altera Corporation March 2007 For more information on configuration and in system programmability ISP see the following sources AN 39 IEEE 1149 1 JTAG Boundary Scan Testing in Altera Devices AN 95 In System Programmability in MAX Devices AN 250 Configuring Cyclone FPGAs Configuring Stratix II Devices chapter in Volume 2 of the Stratix II Device Handbook Configuring Stratix and Stratix GX Devices chapter in the Stratix Device Handbook Configuring Cyclone II Devices chapter in the Cyclone IT Handbook Serial Configuration Devices Data Sheet Programming amp Configuration chapter in the Introduction to Quartus II manual The Programming module of the Quartus II online tutorial Refer to the following glossary definitions in the Quartus II Help e USB Blaster Cable general description e Configuration scheme general description e Programming files general description Refer to the following procedures in the Quartus II Help e Programming a Single Device or Multiple Devices in JTAG or Passive Serial Mode e Programming a Single Device in Active Serial Programming Mode Refer to the
11. ific location Advanced and click Next to continue Select Don t search I will choose the driver to install Click Next Select Sound video and game controllers and click Next to continue Select Have Disk and browse to the location of the driver on your system lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers usb blaster Click OK Select Altera USB Blaster and click Next to continue Click Next to install the driver Click Continue Anyway when the Hardware Installation warning appears Click Finish in the Completing the Add Remove Hardware Wizard window Reboot your system Setting Up the USB Blaster Hardware in the Quartus II Software Use the following steps to set up the USB Blaster hardware in the Quartus II software 1 2 1 4 Start the Quartus II software Choose Programmer Tools menu Click Hardware Setup The Hardware Settings tab of the Hardware Setup dialog box is displayed Figure 1 2 Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007 Setting Up the USB Blaster Download Cable Figure 1 2 Hardware Setup Dialog Box Hardware Setup Hardware Settings TAG Settings Select a programming hardware setup to use when programming devices This programming hardware setup applies only to the current programmer window Currently selected hardware USB Blaster USB 0 ind Available hardware items Hardware Server Port Add Hardware USB Blaster Local USB 0
12. key the Options menu Subheading Title References to sections within a document and titles of on line help topics are shown in quotation marks Example Typographic Conventions Courier type Signal and port names are shown in lowercase Courier type Examples datal tdi input Active low signals are denoted by suffix n e g resetn Anything that must be typed exactly as it appears is shown in Courier type For example c qdesigns tutorial chiptrip gdf Also sections of an actual file such as a Report File references to parts of files e g the AHDL keyword SUBDES IGN as well as logic function names e g TRI are shown in Courier 1 2 3 and Numbered steps are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is a b c etc important such as the steps listed in a procedure Bee Bullets are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important Vv The checkmark indicates a procedure that consists of one step only gt The hand points to information that requires special attention The caution indicates required information that needs special consideration and A understanding and should be read prior to starting or continuing with the CAUTION procedure or process A The warning indicates information that should be read prior to starting or WARNING continuing the procedure or processes The angled arrow indicates you should press the Enter key
13. mming Files 1 6 Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007 Chapter 2 USB Blaster JN OS AYA n Specifications Overview USB Blaster Connections This chapter provides comprehensive information about the USB Blaster download cable including the following m USB Blaster connections e Voltage requirements e Cable to board connection e USB Blaster plug connection e Circuit board header connection m Operating conditions m USB Blaster Revision The USB Blaster cable has a USB universal plug that connects to the PC USB port and a 10 pin female plug that connects to the circuit board Data is downloaded from the USB port on the PC through the USB Blaster cable to the circuit board via the connections discussed in this section Voltage Requirements The USB Blaster VCC TRGT pin must be connected to a specific voltage for the device being programmed Connect pull up resistors to the same power supply as the USB Blaster Veccrraty See Table 2 1 Table 2 1 USB Blaster VCC TRGT Pin Voltage Requirements Part 1 of 2 Device Family USB Blaster VCC Voltage Required MAX II device As specified by Vecio of Bank 1 MAX 7000S device 5V MAX 7000AE and MAX 3000A devices 3 3V MAX 7000B device 2 5 V Stratix Stratix Il Stratix GX and Stratix II GX devices As specified by VecseL Cyclone Il Cyclone APEX Il APEX 20K and Mercury devices As specified by Vecio FLEX 10K FLEX 800
14. nload cable supports target systems using 5 0 V TTL 3 3 V LVTTL LVCMOS and single ended I O standards from 1 5 V to 3 3 V Power Requirements The USB Blaster download cable requires the following power sources m 5 0 V from the USB cable m Between 1 5 V and 5 0 V from the target circuit board Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 1 2 Software Requirements The USB Blaster download cable is available only for Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems Use the Quartus II software version 4 0 or later to configure your device The USB Blaster download cable also supports the following Quartus II Programmer for programming and configuration Quartus II SignalTap II Logic Analyzer for logic analysis Quartus II Programmer standalone version Quartus II SignalTap II logic analyzer standalone version This section describes how to install and set up the USB Blaster download cable for device configuration or programming Ls For plug and header dimensions pin names and operating conditions see Chapter 2 USB Blaster Specifications Connect your USB Blaster download cable to the circuit board as instructed below 1 Disconnect the power cable from the circuit board 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on your PC and to the USB Blaster port 3 Connect the USB Blaster download cable to the 10 pin header on the device board Figure 1 1 shows the USB Blaster download cable and the circuit board connector Altera
15. ontents Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster Download Cable Introduction Device Support Power Requirements Software Requirements Hardware Setup nennen Software Sset p unse aaa lieh Installing the USB Blaster Driver 1 3 Setting Up the USB Blaster Hardware in the Quartus II Software 14 Chapter 2 USB Blaster Specifications VETVI EW OEE EN EEE ENE USB Blaster Connections Voltage Requirements Cable to Board Connection cccccssccsssssseessceecssecsseesssesccsscessceseeesecsaeeeseesseeeeessccssecssceaeceatesseeessees WSB Blaster Plug Connection u u 02eenn einen EE EE ES Circuit Board Header Connection Operating Conditions USB Revision References Altera Corporation iii Contents iv Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide 1E About this User Guide Revision Histo ry The table below displays the revision history for the chapters in this User uide Date Version Changes Made March 2007 2 2 Update to Installing the USB Blaster Driver section July 2006 2 1 Minor update to Chapter 2 June 2006 2 0 Added USB Blaster Revision section updated Figure 2 1 Table 2 1 and Table 2 7 Added Table 2 6 December 2004 Update to conditions in Table 2 2 November 2004 1 1 Re release July 2004 1 0 First publication How to Contact For the most up to date information about Altera products refer to the following
16. table Altera Information Type Contact 7 Technical support www altera com mysupport Product literature www altera com literature Altera literature services literature altera com FTP site ftp altera com Note to table 1 You can also contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative Altera Corporation v Typographic Conventions Typographic Conventions This document uses the typographic conventions shown below Visual Cue Bold Type with Initial Capital Letters Meaning Command names dialog box titles checkbox options and dialog box options are shown in bold initial capital letters Example Save As dialog box bold type External timing parameters directory names project names disk drive names filenames filename extensions and software utility names are shown in bold type Examples fmax qdesigns directory d drive chiptrip gdf file Italic Type with Initial Capital Letters Document titles are shown in italic type with initial capital letters Example AN 75 High Speed Board Design Italic type Internal timing parameters and variables are shown in italic type Examples tpa N 1 Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets lt gt and shown in italic type Example lt file name gt lt project name gt pof file Initial Capital Letters Keyboard keys and menu names are shown with initial capital letters Examples Delete
17. ug has two rows of five pins These pins are connected to the device s programming or configuration pins Figure 2 3 shows the dimensions of a typical 10 pin male header Figure 2 3 10 Pin Male Header Dimensions Top View Side View 0 100 0 100 0 025 Sq ooonnal a rl 0020H j 0 235 Dimensions are shown in inches H H H Op erati ng Tables 2 3 through 2 5 summarize the maximum ratings recommended syn operating conditions and DC operating conditions for the USB Blaster Conditions cable Table 2 3 USB Blaster Cable Absolute Maximum Ratings Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Veerrrer Target supply voltage With respect to ground 0 3 5 5 V VecusB USB supply voltage With respect to ground 0 5 6 0 V li Input current TDO or dataout 10 0 10 0 mA lo Output current for Rev A and 20 0 20 0 mA Rev B cable TCK TMS TDI nCS nCE Output current for Rev C cable 50 0 50 0 mA 2 4 Altera Corporation USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide March 2007 USB Blaster Download Cable User Guide Table 2 4 USB Blaster Cable Recommended Operating Conditions March 2007 Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Vecctret Target supply voltage 5 0 V operation 4 75 5 25 V Target supply voltage 3 3 V operation 3 0 3 6 V
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