ByteBlasterMV Cable User Guide
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1. Table 2 2 ByteBlasterMV 25 Pin Header Pin Outs Pin PS Mode Signal JTAG Mode Signal 2 DCLK TCK 3 nCONFIG TMS 4 5 8 DATAO TDI 11 CONF_DONE TDO 13 nSTATUS 15 nVCC Detect nVCC detect 18 to 25 GND GND The 10 pin female plug connects to a 10 pin male header on the circuit board containing the target device s Figure 2 1 shows the dimensions of the female plug Figure 2 1 ByteBlasterMV 10 Pin Female Plug Dimensions 0 425 Typ 0 250 Typ 0 100 Sq lt 0 025 Sq 0 700 Typ Altera Corporation 2 3 Functional Description 2 4 Table 2 3 identifies the 10 pin female plug s pin names for the corresponding download mode Table 2 3 ByteBlasterMV Female Plug s Pin Names amp Download Modes Pin PS Mode JTAG Mode Signal Description Signal Description 1 DCLK Clock signal TCK Clock signal 2 GND Signal ground GND Signal ground 3 CONF _ Configuration TDO Data from DONE Done device 4 VCC Power supply VCC Power supply 5 nCONFIG Configuration TMS JTAG state control machine control 6 No connect No connect 7 nSTATUS Configuration No connect status 8 No connect No connect 9 DATAO Data to device TDI Data to device 10 GND Signal ground GND Signal ground The circuit board must supply Vcc and ground to the ByteBlasterMV cable Circuit Board Heade2. into the device s Downloading configuration and programming data directly to the device via the ByteBlasterMV cable allows you to verify multiple design iterations in quick succession thereby speeding the design cycle For more information on configuration and in system programmability ISP see the following sources E The Altera Configuration Handbook HM AN 95 In System Programmability in MAX Devices EH Search for the following terms in Quartus II Help e ByteBlasterMV e Programming a Single Device or Multiple Devices in JTAG or Passive Serial Chains with the MasterBlaster or ByteBlasterM V e Configuration Scheme Description Programmer Introduction e Programming 2 7 References 2 8 Altera Corporation
3. such as a SOF a POF a Jam File jam or a Jam Byte Code File jbc depending on the target device 2 6 Altera Corporation ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Data Sheet Gonclusion References Altera Corporation 2 Attach the ByteBlasterMV cable to a parallel port on the PC running the Quartus II software and insert the 10 pin female plug into the prototype system containing the target device The board must supply power to the ByteBlasterMV cable A driver must be installed before using the ByteBlasterMV cable with many common operating systems See Installation on a Windows PC on page 1 1 for more information 3 Open the Quartus II programmer by selecting Programmer Tools menu Choose Setup in the Programming Hardware section Specify the ByteBlasterMV cable and the appropriate LPT port For more information on changing the hardware setup see Installation on a Windows PC on page 1 1 Installation on a Linux Workstation on page 1 7 or Changing the Hardware Setup in the Quartus II Help 4 Select either AS active serial PS passive serial In Socket Programming or JTAG programming mode and then add the files and or devices you want to program or configure using the add file or add device buttons to create a chain description file cdf 5 Click Start in the Quartus II Programmer to program or configure the device s The ByteBlasterMV cable downloads the data from the pof and or sof file s
4. download cable You must install the Altera ByteBlaster driver separately from the Quartus II software IIS You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver and this installation requires that you have administration administrator privileges To install the Altera ByteBlaster driver for Windows NT follow these steps IS You can also use the BBLPT utility to install the Altera ByteBlaster driver For more information go to Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility on page 1 2 1 Choose Settings gt Control Panel Windows Start menu 2 Inthe Control Panel window double click the Multimedia icon Altera Corporation Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Altera Corporation 3 Inthe Multimedia Properties dialog box click the Devices tab and click Add 4 Inthe List of Drivers list select Unlisted or Updated Driver and click OK 5 Inthe Install Driver dialog box type lt disk drive gt 4 lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers or select the name with Browse to specify the Quartus II software drivers directory 6 Click OK 7 Inthe Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box select Altera ByteBlaster 8 To restart your computer click Restart Now Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows 2000 The Altera ByteBlaster driver is required for PCs running Windows 2000 that use the ByteB
5. window click Hardware The Hardware Settings tab of the Hardware Setup dialog box is displayed 4 Click Add Hardware The Add Hardware dialog box is displayed 5 Inthe Hardware type list select ByteBlaster II or ByteBlasterMV 6 Inthe Port list select the appropriate port 7 Click OK Altera Corporation Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Altera Corporation Installation on a Linux Workstation To install the ByteBlasterMV download cable on a Linux workstation you must perform the following steps each of which are described in more detail in this section HM Install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver on a Linux workstation running Red Hat Linux versions 7 3 or 8 0 or Red Hat Enterprises Linux version 3 0 HM Install the ByteBlasterMV download cable Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Kernel Driver for Linux The Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver is required for Linux workstations running Red Hat Linux version 7 3 or 8 0 or Red Hat Enterprises Linux version 3 0 that use the ByteBlasterM V download cable You must install and compile the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver outside of the Quartus II software To compile the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver you must have the following Red Hat Package Manager RPM packages which are available from the Red Hat web site at www redhat com HE gcc 2 96 81 E make 3 79 1 5 EH binutils 2 10 91 0 2 3 E kernel headers RPM version must correspond to kernel ver
6. 6 ByteBlasterMV Cable DC Operating Conditions Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Vin High level input voltage Vec 5 5 V 2 32 V Vcc 3 6 V 1 53 V Vcc 2 625 V 1 11 V Voc 1 89 V 0 80 V Vit Low level input voltage Vcc 4 5 V 1 36 V Voc 3 0 V 0 89 V Vcc 2 375 V 0 71 V Vcc 1 71 V 0 51 V Vou 5 0 V high level output voltage Voc 4 5 V lon 8 MA 4 4 V 3 3 V high level output voltage Vcc 3 0 V lon 4 MA 2 9 V 2 5 V high level output voltage Vcc 2 375 V lon 2 MA 2 275 V 1 8 V high level output voltage Vcc 1 71 V lop 2 mA 1 61 V VoL 5 0 V low level output voltage Vec 5 5 V lop 8 mA 0 125 V 3 3 V low level output voltage Voc 3 6 V lo 4 mA 0 125 V 2 5 V low level output voltage TTL load Vcc 2 625 V 0 125 lop 2 mA lcc Operating current no load 50 mA Softwa re The Altera Quartus II design software package provides the programmer function required to configure or program devices using the ByteBlasterM V Instru ctions download cable To configure or program one or more devices with the ByteBlasterMV cable and the Quartus II Programmer perform the following steps sa a For a detailed explanation of the programming process see the Programming module of the Quartus II tutorial See also the Overview Working with Chain Description Files and Overview Converting Programming Files topics in Quartus II Help 1 Compile a project The Quartus II Compiler generates a programming file
7. ByteBlasterMV Download Cable User Guide A DTE RYAN 101 Innovation Drive San Jose CA 95134 408 544 7000 http www altera com P25 10323 00 Document Version 1 0 Document Date July 2004 Copyright 2004 Altera Corporation All rights reserved Altera The Programmable Solutions Company the stylized Altera logo specific device designations 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 Altera 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 ac cordance 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 application or use of any information product or service described herein except as expressly agreed to in writing by Altera Corporation Altera customers are advised to obtain the latest version of device specifications before relying on any pub NSAI lished information and before placing orders for products or services ry Lv a o Printed on recycled paper I S EN ISO 9001 Altera Corporation N D
8. Driver page select either ByteBlaster II or ByteBlasterMV and click Next 11 Inthe Start Hardware Installation page click Next 12 Inthe Digital Signature Not Found page click Yes 13 In the Completing the Add Remove Hardware Wizard page click Finish 14 To restart your computer click Restart Now Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows XP The Altera ByteBlaster driver is required for PCs running Windows XP that use the ByteBlasterM V download cable You must install the Altera ByteBlaster driver separately from the Quartus II software Is You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver r Installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver requires that you have administration administrator privileges To install the Altera ByteBlaster driver for Windows XP follow these steps You can also use the BBLPT utility to install the Altera ByteBlaster For more information go to Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility on page 1 2 1 Choose Control Panel Windows Start menu 2 Click the Switch to Classic View link Altera Corporation Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable 10 11 12 13 14 15 In the Control Panel window double click Add Hardware and click Next The Add Remove Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Select Yes I have already connected the hardware and click Ne
9. P ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Introduction Installation Altera Corporation You can use the ByteBlasterMV download cable to do the following Download configuration data to SRAM based devices such as Stratix II Stratix GX Stratix Cyclone II Cyclone APEX II APEX 20K including APEX 20K APEX 20KE and APEX 20KC ACEX 1K Mercury FLEX 10K including FLEX 10KA and FLEX 10KE FLEX 8000 FLEX 6000 and Excalibur devices Download configuration data to EEPROM based devices such as MAX II MAX 9000 MAX 7000S MAX 7000AE MAX 7000B and MAX 3000A Perform in system programming of advanced configuration EPC2 EPC4 EPC8 and EPC16 Perform SignalTap II logic analysis Connect the ByteBlasterMV download cable directly to your PC s parallel port a Linux workstation parallel port or through an Altera Software Guard that is connected to the parallel port The ByteBlasterMV download cable has a 25 pin male header that connects to the PC parallel port and a 10 pin female plug that connects to the circuit board Data is downloaded from the PC s parallel port through the ByteBlasterMV cable to the circuit board via these connections This section explains the following procedures Installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver with the BBLPT Utility Installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver on Windows NT Installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver on Windows 2000 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver on Wi
10. TE RYN Contents About this User Guide oaza o a io A WK RR RAR RR OR A KRA RAR KR RR R V Revision SECURE v How to Find Information 3035 5 Acssdseiisdseessinaes dow GO r S E heii ais Basins kdo zi v How t Gontact Altera ss sani OW aseri E A EE EEEE E E E E v Typographic Conventions r4 ss gt isecens sssssessessletsessb nesnonsedsesnseniers sdens peess esensseisess lnennsdesessaseds assnlessnneeienssesessskin vi Abbreviations amp Acronyms Chapter 1 Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable HG STU CZERNA 1 1 Mstallali w ees zai Tose doy cia ee CRAIG OR OR KTORE EGER BOA RNA 1 1 Installation ona Windows PO vis sscsssiscsssesiesssnseosvesvedsosnssosssosestesstesssiscsssosibessesbesses bok w toyo iwo Ge 1 1 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility euea ooo aaa oa aaa ac caacae 1 2 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows NT ececcecseeeescescesceseeeeeseeeeeceeceeceeeeneeaes 1 2 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows 2000 meesessrsrssrserssrrsresreseserrrserrsrsrerr sr rrn nn 1 3 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows XP smsmsssssssressrsrssrsrsssresrsreseserrsrerrsrsre nen rnnrn nn 1 4 Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable ccccceccecceseeseeseeseesecseceesaeeseeseeseeeeeseeneceeeneeeaees 1 6 Installation on a Linux Workstation 0 ccececesceseeseeseeseesecsecsecseescesseseeeseceeeeeeeeescesseseeanenseneensenc
11. ardware setup for the communications cable For more information about SignalTap II logic analysis with the ByteBlasterMV download cable refer to Selecting the Communications Cable for the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer in Quartus II Help Ordering code PL BYTEBLASTERMV Altera Corporation 2 ByteBlasterMV Download A TTERYAM s Cable Data Sheet Features Functional Description Altera Corporation m Allows PC users to perform the following functions Program MAX II MAX 9000 MAX 7000S MAX 7000AE MAX 7000B MAX 3000A advanced configuration EPC2 EPC4 EPCS and EPC16 Configure Stratix II Stratix GX Stratix Cyclone II Cyclone APEX II APEX 20K including APEX 20K APEX 20KE and APEX 20KC ACEX 1K Mercury FLEX 10K including FLEX 10KA and FLEX 10KE FLEX 8000 FLEX 6000 and Excalibur devices Supports target systems using 5 0 V TTL 3 3 V LVTTL LVCMOS and single ended I O standards from 3 3 through 1 8 V Provides a fast and low cost method for in system programming Supported by the Altera Quartus II development software Interfaces with a standard 25 pin parallel port on PCs Uses a 10 pin circuit board connector Supports SignalTap II logic analysis in the Quartus II software The ByteBlasterMV parallel port download cable ordering code PL BYTEBLASTERMYV interfaces to a standard PC parallel port also known as an LPT port This cable drives configuration data
12. device and save its data to file or use its data to program or verify another configuration device You can perform these functions for EPCS configuration devices using Active Serial mode ByteBlasterMV Connections The ByteBlasterMV cable has a 25 pin male header that connects to the PC parallel port and a 10 pin female plug that connects to the circuit board Data is downloaded from the PC s parallel port through the ByteBlasterMV cable to the circuit board via the connections discussed in this section The ByteBlasterMV VCC pin must be connected to a specific voltage for the device being programmed Table 2 1 Connect pull up resistors to the same power supply as the ByteBlasterMV VCC Table 2 1 ByteBlasterMV VCC Pin Voltage Requirements Family ByteBlasterMV VCC Voltage Required MAX 7000S 5 0V MAX 7000AE MAX 3000A MAX II 3 3 V MAX 7000B 2 5 V Stratix Il Stratix GX Stratix As specified by Vecse Cyclone II Cyclone APEX II APEX 20K Mercury As specified by Vecio FLEX 10K FLEX 8000 FLEX 6000 5 0 V FLEX 10KE 2 5V FLEX 10KA FLEX 6000A 3 3 V EPC2 5 0 V or 3 3 V EPC4 EPC8 EPC16 3 3 V Altera Corporation ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Data Sheet ByteBlasterMV Header amp Plug Connections The 25 pin male header connects to a parallel port with a standard parallel cable Table 2 2 identifies the pins and the download modes
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14. from the PC to Stratix Stratix GX Stratix II Cyclone Cyclone II APEX II APEX 20K including APEX 20K APEX 20KE and APEX 20KC ACEX 1K Mercury Excalibur FLEX 10K including FLEX 10KA and FLEX 10KE FLEX 8000 and FLEX 6000 devices as well as programming data to MAX II MAX 9000 MAX 7000S MAX 7000AE MAX 7000B MAX 3000A devices and EPC configuration devices Because design changes are downloaded directly to the device prototyping is easy and multiple design iterations can be accomplished in quick succession See Figure 2 1 Download Modes The ByteBlasterMV cable provides two download modes HE Passive serial mode PS In Passive Serial mode the Quartus II Programmer can configure all Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software except MAX 3000 and MAX 7000 devices and all programming options disappear from the Programmer window Functional Description 2 2 JTAG mode Industry standard Joint Test Action Group JTAG interface In JTAG mode the Quartus II Programmer can program or configure all Altera devices supported by the Quartus II software except FLEX 6000 devices In JTAG mode you add specific devices and configuration devices to the device chain in addition to POFs and SOFs and you have several programming options for each configuration device in the chain You can also verify EPC configuration device contents against its programming file data check that a device is blank examine a programmed
15. in lowercase Courier type Examples data1 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 SUBDESIGN 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 E o gt Bullets are used in a list of items when the sequence of the items is not important Y The checkmark indicates a procedure that consists of one step only Le The hand points to information that requires special attention a The angled arrow indicates you should press the Enter key The feet direct you to more information on a particular topic vi Altera Corporation Abbreviations amp Acronyms Abbreviations amp The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this document Acronyms Acronym Meaning AHDL Altera hardware description language APU Altera Programming Unit CPU central processing unit EDA electronic design automation IP intellectual property LE logic element Altera Corporation vii Abbreviations amp Acronyms viii Altera Corporation 1 Installing the NUTERYA
16. lasterM V download cable You must install the Altera ByteBlaster driver separately from the Quartus II software Le You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver Le Installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver requires that you have administration administrator privileges To install the Altera ByteBlaster driver for Windows 2000 follow these steps Ls You can also use the BBLPT utility to install the Altera ByteBlaster For more information go to Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility on page 1 2 1 Choose Settings gt Control Panel Windows Start menu 2 Inthe Control Panel window double click the Add Remove Hardware icon and click Next 3 Inthe Choose a Hardware Task page of the Add Remove Hardware wizard select Add Troubleshoot a device and click Next 4 Inthe Choose a Hardware Device page select Add a new device and click Next Installation 5 Inthe Find New Hardware page select No I want to select the hardware from a list and click Next 6 Inthe Hardware Type page select Sound video and game controllers and click Next 7 Inthe Select a Device Driver page select Have disk 8 Specify the full directory path to the lt Quartus IT system directory gt drivers win2000 directory with Browse and click OK 9 Inthe Digital Signature Not Found page click Yes 10 In the Select a Device
17. ndows XP Installing the ByteBlasterMV download cable Installation on a Windows PC To install the ByteBlasterMV download cable on a Windows PC you must perform the following steps each of which are described in more detail in this section Install the Altera ByteBlaster driver Install the ByteBlasterMV download cable Installation Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility The Altera ByteBlaster driver can be installed or removed with the BBLPT utility You can use the BBLPT utility with Windows NT Windows 2000 and Windows XP You must install the Altera ByteBlaster driver separately from the Quartus II software IIS You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver and this installation requires that you have administration administrator privileges To install the Altera ByteBlaster driver with the BBLPT utility follow this step w From the lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers i386 directory type the following command at the command prompt bblpt i To remove the Altera ByteBlaster driver with the BBLPT utility follow this step v From the lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers i386 directory type the following command at the command prompt bblpt r Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows NT The Altera ByteBlaster driver is required for PCs running Windows NT 4 0 that use the ByteBlasterMV
18. o 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 ltalic Type with Initial Capital Letters Italic 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 Document titles are shown in italic type with initial capital letters Example AN 75 High Speed Board Design 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 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
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20. r Connection The ByteBlasterMV 10 pin female plug connects to a 10 pin male header on the circuit board The 10 pin male header has two rows of five pins which are connected to the device s programming or configuration pins The ByteBlasterMV cable receives power and downloads data via the male header Figure 2 2 shows the dimensions of a typical 10 pin male header Altera Corporation ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Data Sheet Figure 2 2 10 Pin Male Header Dimensions Dimensions are shown in inches Top View Side View 0 100 0 100 0 025 Sq OOGOG b a EEEE 0 235 Operating Tables 2 4 through 2 6 summarize the absolute maximum ratings wzi recommended operating conditions and DC operating conditions for the Cond itions ByteBlasterMV cable Table 2 4 ByteBlasterMV Cable Absolute Maximum Ratings Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Voc Supply voltage With respect to ground 0 5 7 0 V In Input current 10 0 10 0 mA lo Output current 20 0 20 0 mA Table 2 5 ByteBlasterMV Cable Recommended Operating Conditions Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit Voc Supply voltage 5 0 V operation 4 5 5 5 V Supply voltage 3 3 V operation 3 0 3 6 V Supply voltage 2 5 V operation 2 375 2 625 V Altera Corporation 2 5 Software Instructions Table 2
21. sion To verify that an RPM is installed use the rom q lt name gt command For example rpm q gcc verifies that the gcc RPM is installed Le You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver Le Installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver requires that you have administration administrator privileges To install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver for Linux workstations follow these steps 1 Decompress the byteblaster tar gz file by typing the following command at the command prompt tar xzvf byteblaster tar gz 2 Access the new directory by typing the following command at the command prompt Installation cd byteblaster Run the configure install script by typing the following command at the command prompt configure Compile the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver by typing the following command at the command prompt make Become root and compile the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver module and device nodes by typing the following command at the command prompt make install Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable on a Linux Workstation To install and set up the ByteBlasterMV download cable on a Linux workstation for device configuration or programming follow these steps 1 Attach the ByteBlasterMV download cable to a parallel port on your Linux workstation and insert the 10 pin female plug into the prototype
22. system containing the target device as shown in Figure 1 2 IS The board must supply power to the ByteBlasterMV download cable Altera Corporation Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Figure 1 2 ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable Connections ByteBlasterMV 10 pin female plug Computer parallel port 2 To install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver type the following command at the command prompt jtagconfig add byteblastermv dev byteblaster0 3 To determine whether the ByteBlasterMV download cable and the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver were installed correctly display a list of available devices by the typing the following commands at the command prompt jtagconfig You should see a list of devices on your JTAG chain including the ByteBlasterMV download cable Selecting a Communications Cable for the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer To select a communications cable for the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer follow these steps 1 Choose SignalTap II Logic Analyzer Tools menu The SignalTap window will open Altera Corporation 1 9 Installation 1 10 2 Under JTAG Chain Configuration select ByteBlasterMV in the Hardware pulldown list If the communications cable that you want to use does not appear in the Hardware list continue as follows 3 Under JTAG Chain Configuration click Setup 4 Click Add Hardware in the Hardware Setup dialog box to add a h
23. xt In the Installed hardware list select Add a new hardware device and click Next Select Install the hardware that I manually select from a list Advanced and click Next Select Sound video and game controllers and click Next Select Have disk Specify the full directory path to the lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers win2000 directory with Browse and click OK In the Digital Signature Not Found page click Yes A software installation warning appears Click Continue Anyway Select Altera ByteBlaster and click Next A hardware installation warning appears Click Continue Anyway Click Finish When prompted to restart your computer click Yes Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable To install and set up the ByteBlasterMV parallel port download cable for device configuration or programming follow these steps 1 Attach the ByteBlasterMV download cable to a parallel port on your PC and insert the 10 pin female plug into the prototype system containing the target device as shown in Figure 1 1 The board must supply power to the ByteBlasterMV download cable Altera Corporation Installation Figure 1 1 ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable ByteBlasterMV 10 pin female plug Computer parallel port 2 Choose Programmer Tools menu or Choose New File menu Click the Other Files tab select Chain Description File and click OK 3 Inthe Programmer
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