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TOC-2 Contents Introduction to USB-Blaster Download Cable...................................................1-1 USB-Blaster Revision...................................................................................................................................1-1 Supported Devices and Host Systems....................................................................................................... 1-1 Specifications for USB-Blaster Download Cable................................................
1 Introduction to USB-Blaster Download Cable 2015.08.20 UG-USB81204 Subscribe Send Feedback The USB-Blaster™ download cable interfaces a USB port on a host computer to an Altera® FPGA mounted on a printed circuit board. The cable sends configuration data from the host computer to a standard 10-pin header connected to the FPGA. You can use the USB-Blaster download cable to iteratively download configuration data to a system during prototyping or to program data into the system during production.
1-2 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Supported Devices and Host Systems Table 1-2: Supported Devices and Host Systems FPGA Serial Configuration Device Host System Stratix® series EPCS devices Windows Arria® series EPCQ devices Linux Cyclone® series EPCQ-L devices MAX® series Altera Corporation Introduction to USB-Blaster Download Cable Send Feedback Downloaded from Arrow.com.
Specifications for USB-Blaster Download Cable 2 2015.08.20 UG-USB81204 Send Feedback Subscribe The USB-Blaster download cable has a universal USB connector that plugs into the PC USB port, and a female connector that plugs into a male header on the device board. This section shows the hardware components, their dimensions, and lists the pins, operating conditions and power requirements.
2-2 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Cable-to-Board Connection Cable-to-Board Connection The USB-Blaster has a 10-pin female connector, which plugs into a 10-pin male header on the device board. The male header consists of two rows of five pins, which are connected to the programming or configuration pins of the device. A 10-pin surface mount header can be used for the JTAG, AS, or PS download cable.
UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 AS Mode Pin 2-3 Operating Conditions Signal Name 7 DATAOUT 8 nCS 9 ASDI 10 GND PS Mode Description Signal Name Active serial data out. Description Signal Name Description Configuration status. — — — — — — DATA0 Data to device. TDI Data to device. GND Signal ground. GND Signal ground. nSTATUS Serial configuration device chip select. Active serial data in. Signal ground.
2-4 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Operating Conditions Table 2-4: DC Operating Conditions for USB-Blaster Rev. A and B Symbol Parameter Conditions Min Max Unit VIH High-level input voltage — VCC(TRGT) – 0.2 — V VIL Low-level input voltage — — 0.15 V 5.0-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 4.5 V, IOH = 1 mA 4.4 — V 3.3-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 3.0 V, IOH = 1 mA 2.9 — V 2.5-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 2.375 V, IOH = 1 mA 2.275 — V 1.
UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Power Requirements Symbol VOH VOL Parameter Conditions 2-5 Min Max Unit 5.0-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 4.5 V, IOH = -10 mA 3.8 — V 3.3-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 3.0 V, IOH = -8 mA 2.3 — V 2.5-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 2.375 V, IOH = -6 mA 1.8 — V 1.8-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 1.71 V, IOH = -4 mA 1.2 — V 5.0-V high-level output voltage VCC(TRGT) = 5.5 V, IOL = 10 mA — 0.8 3.
2-6 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 RoHS Compliance Device Family Voltage Required Configuration Devices EPCS 3.3 V EPCQ 3.3 V EPCQ-L 1.8 V RoHS Compliance Table 2-7: Hazardous Substances and Concentration A value of 0 indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance in all homogeneous materials in the parts is below the relevant threshold as specified by the SJ/T11363-2006 standard.
Using the USB-Blaster Download Cable 3 2015.08.20 UG-USB81204 Subscribe Send Feedback To start using the USB-Blaster download cable, you must install the drivers on your system and set up the hardware in the Quartus II software. Altera recommends that you use the latest version of the Quartus II software. To program or configure the device, connect the host system to the device board using the USB-Blaster download cable and initiate the programming or configuration using the Quartus II Programmer.
3-2 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 4 or Earlier Versions Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 4 or Earlier Versions 1. Add the following lines to the /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap file. # # Altera USB-Blaster # usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6001 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6002 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6003 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 2.
UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Connecting the USB-Blaster Download Cable to the Board 3-3 Figure 3-1: Hardware Setup Dialog Box The Hardware Settings tab of the Hardware Setup dialog box is displayed. 4. From the Currently selected hardware drop-down list, select USB-Blaster [USB-0]. 5. Click Close to close the Hardware Setup dialog box. 6. In the Programmer window, select the desired programming mode from the Mode drop-down list.
3-4 Connecting the USB-Blaster Download Cable to the Board UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Figure 3-2: Connection to the Device Board BLA ST SID ER E PIN1 TAR GET SIDE 10-pin Female Connector (connects to target printed circuit board 10-pin male header) 4. Connect the power cable to the device board. The Found New Hardware wizard may open and prompt you to install a new hardware driver. Close the wizard and follow the steps provided in subsequent sections to install the hardware driver. 5.
4 Revision History for USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide 2015.08.20 UG-USB81204 Send Feedback Subscribe Date Version Changes August 2015 2015.08.20 • Removed PROC_RST signal which is not supported in USB-Blaster. May 2015 2015.05.04 • Updated the document organization. • Added new devices in the following sections: Supported Devices and Host Systems and Power Requirements. • Updated the procedure on driver installation for Windows. • Revised the pin width of the female plug. April 2009 2.
4-2 UG-USB81204 2015.08.20 Revision History for USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide Date Version Changes May 2007 2.3 • Updated “Introduction”. • Added warning note about USB-Blaster cable in “Hardware Setup” section. • Added information on Linux setup in “Installing the USB-Blaster Driver on Linux” section. • Added feetpara note on driver information just before the “Setting Up the USB-Blaster Hardware in the Quartus II Software” section. • Updated USB-Blaster installation procedure for QII 6.
