USB-Blaster II Cable User Guide
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1. 2 USB Blaster Il Download Cable JN DTE RYAN Specifications Voltage Requirements The USB Blaster II 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 Il VCC TRGT Table 2 1 USB Blaster Il VCC TRGT Pin Voltage Requirements Cyclone IV As specified by Vecio Bank 9 for Cyclone IV GX and Bank 1 for Cyclone IV E devices Cyclone V As specified by Vecpp Bank 3A EPC4 EPC8 EPC16 o EPC8 EPC16 BBV 3 V LT EPCSA EPCS16 EPCS64 ee 3 V EPCS128 EPCS Q16 EPCS Q64 33V EPCS 0128 EPCQ256 EPCQ512 MAX II MAX V As specified by Vecio of Bank 1 Stratix Il Stratix Il GX As specified by Vecsey Stratix III Stratix IV As specified by Vcceg Or Vecpp Stratix V As specified by Vccep Bank Cable to Board Connection A standard USB cable connects to the USB port on the device Figure 2 1 USB Blaster Il Download Cable Block Diagram 10 Pin VCC TRGT LVDS Voltage Pin 1 Female Plug Drivers Receivers LVDS Translator Circuitry EPM570M100C5 VCC USB Interface Chip Cabling USB Receptacle October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide 2 2 Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications USB Blaster II Plug Connection USB Blaster Il Plug Connection The 10 pin female plug connects to a 10 pin male header on the circuit board cont2. LE Target side output current Pins 1 5 6 8 9 Table 2 4 USB Blaster Il Cable Recommended Operating Conditions NEM HN NUN CUN wt Vcc rRGT Target supply voltage 5 0 V operation Target supply voltage 3 3 V operation Target supply voltage 2 375 2 625 2 5 V operation Target supply voltage 1 71 1 89 V 1 8 V operation Target supply voltage 1 43 1 57 V 1 5 V operation Table 2 5 USB Blaster Il Cable DC Operating Conditions Part 1 of 2 High level input voltage gt 2 0 V Voci TRGT Veci TRGT lt 2 0 V 0 65 x VCC TRGT Low level input voltage gt 2 0 V 0 3 x VCC TRGT VCC TRGT lt 2 0V 0 2 x Vec Tr6T USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications 2 5 JTAG Timing Constraints and Waveforms Table 2 5 USB Blaster Il Cable DC Operating Conditions Part 2 of 2 sima parameter conto Mn Vou 9 0 V high level output 4 5 V 32 mA 3 0 V voltage 3 3 V high level output 3 0 V 24 mA 2 4 V voltage 2 9 V high level output 2 3 V 12 mA 1 9 V voltage 1 8 V high level output 1 65 V 8 mA voltage 1 5 V level output Vecaren 1 4 V 6 mA pd 9 0 V low level output 4 9 V lor 32 mA 0 55 V voltage 3 3 V low level outp
3. Name Ph Cr6 biphenyls PBB Electronic Components Populated Circuit Board Manufacturing Process Packing o o 90 Note to Table Info 1 1 indicates that the concentration of the hazardous substance in all homogeneous materials in the parts is below the relevant threshold of the SJ T11363 2006 standard USB 2 0 Certification This product is USB 2 0 certified October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Info 4 Additional Information Certification Statements USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide
4. output 2 66 1 5 V tJPSU TDI JTAG port setup time T 24 42 tJPSU TMS JTAG port setup time EM 26 43 tJPH JTAG port hold time en 17 25 The simulated timing is based on a slow timing model which is a worst case scenario environment For device specific JTAG timing information refer to the related device data sheet available from the http www altera com literature lit index html web page USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications 2 7 Changing the TCK Frequency Changing the TCK Frequency The USB Blaster II download cable has a default TCK frequency of 24 MHz Where signal integrity and timing prevents operating at 24 MHz change the TCK frequency of the USB Blaster II 1 Open the command line interface with the Quartus II bin directory in your path for example C altera 14 0 quartus bin64 2 Type the following command to change the TCK frequency jtagconfig setparam cable number JtagClock frequency unit prefix Where m cable number is the USB Blaster II cable to be modified m frequency is the desired frequency Use one the following supported rates 24MHz 16 MHz gm 6 m 24 MHZ between 10 KHz and 6 MHz where n represents an integer value number m unit prefix gt is the unit prefix for the frequency e g M for MHz Example for setting TCK maximum frequency
5. JA DTE RA 101 Innovation Drive San Jose CA 95134 www altera com UG 01150 1 2 P25 36700 02 USB Blaster Il Download Cable User Guide Feedback Subscribe 2014 Altera Corporation All rights reserved ALTERA ARRIA CYCLONE HARDCOPY MAX MEGACORE NIOS QUARTUS and STRATIX words and logos are trademarks of Altera Corporation and registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries All other words and logos identified as trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective holders as described at www altera com common legal html 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 application or use of any information product or service described herein except as agreed to in writing by Altera Altera customers advised to obtain the latest version of device specifications before relying on any published information and before placing orders for products or services ISO 9001 2008 Registered October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide NOTE SYN i Contents Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster Il Download Cable Supported Devices and S USES ariete da 1 1 Power Source Ned meri elits ose eus here m
6. Tools menu click Programmer Click Hardware Setup Click the Hardware Settings tab From the Currently selected hardware list select USB Blaster II Click Close ED A In the Mode list choose an appropriate programming mode Table 1 1 on page 1 5 describes each mode USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download Cable 1 5 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Hardware with the Quartus II Software Table 1 1 Programming Modes Joint Test Action Programs or configures all Altera devices supported by Quartus Group JTAG software via JTAG programming In Socket Not supported by the USB Blaster II Programming Passive Serial Configures all Altera devices supported by Quartus 11 software excluding Programming enhanced configuration devices EPC and serial configuration devices EPCS Q Active Serial Programs a single EPCS1 EPCS4 EPCS16 EPCS64 EPCS Q128 Programming EPCQ256 and EPCQ512 device es For detailed help on using the Quartus II Programmer refer to the Quartus Handbook http www altera com literature hb qts quartusii handbook pdf October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download Cable Setting Up the USB Blaster II Hardware with the Quartus II Software October 2014 Altera Corporation
7. aining the target device Figure 2 2 USB Blaster II Dimension Inches and Millimeters 0 70 17 8 Typ 1 33 33 8 Typ Cable Length 8 77 222 8 Typ 2 5 63 5 Typ 0 81 20 6 d 1 63 41 4 Figure 2 3 USB Blaster Il 10 Pin Female Plug Dimensions Inches amp Millimeters D 5 0 24 6 1 Typ B gt 025 10 2 5 Sq 0 04 1 0 Typ y 0 70 17 8 Typ USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications 2 3 10 Pin Female Plug Signal Names and Programming Modes 10 Pin Female Plug Signal Names and Programming Modes Table 2 2 10 Pin Il Female Plug Signal Names and Programming Modes m Active Serial AS Mode Passive Serial PS Mode JTAG Mode KA MN RN ME TM NM M VCC Target power supply I TRGT Target power VCC TRGT E Lx power supply supply nCONFIG Configuration nCONFIG Configuration JTAG state machine control control control nce Cyclone chip enable chip enable Noconnect connect PROC RST PROC RST NV Hard processor reset Hard processor reset reset ON serial data m a No connect out Status serial configuration No connect No connect device chip select EEN N Active serial data in DATAO Data to device Data to device Note to Table 2 2 1 Use pin 6 for a hard processor reset under JTAG mode Cir
8. ble User Guide iv Contents USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download JNO amp RYAN Cable The USB Blaster M II download cable interfaces a USB port on a host computer to an Altera FPGA mounted on a printed circuit board The download cable sends data from the PC to a standard 10 pin header connected to the FPGA You can use the download cable for the following B Iteratively download configuration data to a system during prototyping m Program data into the system during production m Advanced Encryption Standard AES key and fuse programming Supported Devices and Systems You can use the USB Blaster II download cable to download configuration data to the following Altera devices m Stratix series FPGAs m Cyclone series FPGAs m MAX series CPLDs Arria series FPGAs You can perform in system programming of the following devices m EPC4 EPC8 and EPC16 enhanced configuration devices m EPCS1 EPCS4 EPCS16 EPCS64 and EPCS 0128 EPCQ256 and EPCQ512 serial configuration devices The download cable supports target systems using the following m 5 0 V TIL 3 3 V LVTTL LVCMOS m Single ended I O standards from 1 5 V to 3 3 V Power Source Requirements m 5 0 V from the USB cable m Between 1 5 V and 5 0 V from the target circuit board Software Requirements and Support m Windows 7 8 32 bit and 64 bit m Windows XP 32 bit and 64 bit
9. cuit Board Header Connection The 10 pin male header which connects to the download cable s 10 pin female plug has two rows of five pins The pins are connected to the device s programming or configuration pins If the header connection on the circuit board is a male receptacle it must have a key notch Without a key notch the 10 pin female plug will not connect The following figure shows a typical 10 pin male header with a key notch CAUTION Figure 2 4 10 Pin Male Header Dimensions Inches and Millimeters Top View Side View 0 100 2 540 0 100 0 025 0 635 Sq ES LES 00000 A key notch is required 0 235 5 969 October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide 2 4 Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications Operating Conditions gt Although a 10 pin surface mount header can be used for the download cable Altera recommends using a through hole connector Through hole connectors hold up better under the repeated insertion and removal Operating Conditions The following tables summarize the maximum ratings recommended operating conditions and DC operating conditions for the USB Blaster II cable Table 2 3 USB Blaster II Cable Absolute Maximum Ratings sma tto Vcc rRGT Target supply voltage With respect to 0 5 6 5 ground Vociuse USB supply voltage With respect to Target side input current 100 0 100 0
10. eo Sedo cai eee sas 1 1 Software Requirements and SUDORE soda Tad de edd pure pede ye dais a es 1 1 Installing the Download Cable for Configuration or Programming LL 1 2 Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows 7 8 Systems sees 1 3 Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Linux Systems 1 3 Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows XP Systems 1 4 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Hardware with the Quartus II Software 1 4 Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications oli pni DER RNC AN 2 1 Cable to BoardCONMECUOA ar es ssh me penis padrona 2 1 D l 4 a jaca ret agree na aaa 2 2 10 Pin Female Plug Signal Names and Programming Modes LL 2 3 Creat board Header elenina desa Gan oe 2 3 CONQIICONS irrigare Rapa 2 4 JTAG Timing Constraints and Waveforms a 621442406 se Geese A cedar ews 2 5 Chano me the r accedi eg Meta tiep d ee ease ee ee 2 7 Additional Information Document Revisi n Ory uranio Info 1 How to Contact Altera eee e eee eens Info 1 Info 2 Certification Statements RI hs Webbe ceded er Info 3 Statement of China RoHS Compliance Info 3 USB 2 0 COPI HOD oscila m a aiii Info 3 October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Ca
11. lready exist if you have installed an earlier USB Blaster version USB Blaster II BUS usb SYSFS idVendor 09fb SYSFS idProduct 6010 MODE 0666 BUS usb SYSFS idVendor 09fb SYSFS idProduct 6810 MODE 0666 A There should be only three lines in this file one starting with a comment and two starting with BUS Do not add extra line breaks to the rules file 2 Complete your installation by setting up the programming hardware in the Quartus II software Go to the Setting Up the USB Blaster II Hardware with the Quartus II Software section on the following page e For more information about USB Blaster II driver installation refer to the Cable and Adapter Drivers web page http www altera com download drivers dri index html Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows XP Systems You must have system administration administrator privileges to install the USB Blaster II download cable driver The download cable drivers are included in the Quartus II software installation Before you begin the installation verify that the USB Blaster II driver is located in your directory lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers usb blaster ii Ce Follow the installation procedure found at this web page http www altera com download drivers usb blaster dri usb blaster xp html note Setting Up the USB Blaster Il Hardware with the Quartus Il Software Start the Quartus II software From the
12. m Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit m Linux platforms such as Red Hat Enterprise 5 Use the Quartus II software version 14 0 or later to configure your device October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide 1 2 Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download Cable Installing the Download Cable for Configuration or Programming gt Quartus II software version 13 1 supports most of the download cable s capabilities If you use this version install the latest patch for full compatibility The download cable also supports the following tools m Quartus II Programmer and stand alone version m Quartus II SignalTap II Logic Analyzer and stand alone version m JTAG and debug tools supported by the JTAG Server For example m System Console Nios II debugger m ARMDS 5 debugger Installing the Download Cable for Configuration or Programming 1 Disconnect the power cable from the circuit board 2 Connect the download cable to the USB port on your computer and to the USB Blaster II port 3 Connect the download cable to the 10 pin header on the device board 4 Reconnect the power cable to reapply power to the circuit board Figure 1 1 The USB Blaster Il Download Cable 10 pin Female Connector Connects to target printed circuit board 10 pin male header LED Color Description Off Not connected or suspended Blue Connected at 12MHz USB full speed Teal Connected at 480MHz USB high speed G
13. pe with Initial Capital Letters Indicates directory names project names disk drive names file names file name bold type extensions software utility names and GUI labels For example qdesigns directory D drive and chiptrip gdf file Italic Type with Initial Capital Letters Indicate document titles For example Stratix IV Design Guidelines Indicates variables For example 1 italic type Variable names are enclosed in angle brackets For example file name and project name pof file Initial Capital Letters Indicate keyboard keys and menu names For example the Delete key and the Options menu T Quotation marks indicate references to sections in a document and titles of Subheading Title Quartus II Help topics For example Typographic Conventions Indicates signal port register bit block and primitive names For example data1 tdi and input The suffix n denotes an active low signal For example resetn Indicates command line commands and anything that must be typed exactly as it Courier type appears For example c qdesigns tutorial chiptrip gdf Also indicates sections of an actual file such as a Report File references to parts of files for example the AHDL keyword SUBDESIGN and logic function names for example TRI E An angled arrow instructs you to press the Enter key 1 2 3 and Numbered steps indicate a list of items when the sequence of the items is impo
14. reen JTAG port open idle Green flickering JTAG port open active Pao identify a particular cable use the following JTAG command jtagconfig setparam cable number Identify 1 on 0 off 5 For plug and header dimensions pin names and operating conditions see Chapter 2 USB Blaster II Download Cable Specifications USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download Cable 1 3 Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows 7 8 Systems Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows 7 8 Systems You must have system administration administrator privileges to install the USB Blaster II download cable drivers The download cable drivers are included in the Quartus II software installation Before you begin the installation verify that the USB Blaster II driver is located in your directory lt Quartus II system directory gt drivers usb blaster ii I Connect the download cable to your computer s USB port When plugged in for the first time a message appears stating Device driver software was not successfully installed From the Windows Device Manager locate Other devices and right click the top USB BlasterlI 4 3 Other devices da USB Blasterll USB Blasterll You need to install drivers for each interface one for the JTAG interface and one for the System Console interface On the right click menu click Update D
15. river Software The Update Driver Software USB BlasterII dialog appears Click Browse my computer for driver software to continue Click Browse and browse to the location of the driver on your system N Quartus II system directory NdriversNusb blaster ii Click OK Click Next to install the driver Click Install when asked if you want to install You should now have a JTAG cable showing in the Device Manager 4 JTAG cables Altera USB Blaster I System Console interface Now install the driver for the other interface Go back to step 2 and repeat the process for the other USB BlasterII device When you are finished you will have added Altera USB Blast II JTAG interface under JTAG cables Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Linux Systems For Linux the USB Blaster II download cable supports Red Hat Enterprise 5 and above October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Chapter 1 Setting Up the USB Blaster II Download Cable Installing the USB Blaster II Driver on Windows XP Systems To access the download cable the Quartus II software uses the built in Red Hat USB drivers the USB file system usbfs By default root is the only user allowed to use usbfs You must have system administration root privileges to configure the USB Blaster II download cable drivers 1 Create a file named etc udev rules d 51 usbblaster rules and add the following lines to it The rules file may a
16. rtant a b c and so on such as the steps listed in a procedure t Bullets indicate list of items when the sequence of the items is not important The hand points to information that requires special attention The feet direct you to another document website with related information The multimedia icon directs you to a related multimedia presentation A A caution calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can damage or CAUTION destroy the product or your work A A warning calls attention to a condition or possible situation that can cause you WARNING injury i The envelope links to the Email Subscription Management Center page of the Altera LI website where you can sign up to receive update notifications for Altera documents The feedback icon allows you to submit feedback to Altera about the document Methods for collecting feedback vary as appropriate for each document The question mark directs you to software help system with related information USB Blaster II Download Cable October 2014 Altera Corporation User Guide Additional Information Info 3 Certification Statements Certification Statements Gy Statement of China RoHS Compliance Table Info 1 lists hazardous substances included with the USB Blaster download cable Table Info 1 Table of Hazardous Substances Name and Concentration 7 Hexavalent Polybrominated Lead Chromium Polybrominated diphenyl Ethers Part
17. to 6 MHz jtagconfig setparam 1 JtagClock 6M October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Chapter 2 USB Blaster Il Download Cable Specifications Changing the TCK Frequency October 2014 Altera Corporation JN TE SYN Additional Information Document Revision History Added that the USB II download cable supports Advanced Encryption Standard AES key and fuse programming Added magenta LED color to Figure 1 1 supporting multiple cable use Clarified a cross reference pointing to device specific JTAG timing information Added LED color table to Figure 1 1 June 2014 1 1 Added JTAG Timing Constraints and Waveforms section Added Changing the TCK Frequency section How to Contact Altera To locate the most up to date information about Altera products refer to the following table Technical Technical support www altera com support www altera com training Technical training Nontechnical support general Note to Table 1 Youcanalso contact your local Altera sales office or sales representative October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Info 2 Additional Information Typographic Conventions Typographic Conventions Indicate command names dialog box titles dialog box options and other GUI labels For example Save As dialog box For GUI elements capitalization matches the GUI Bold Ty
18. ut Vecaren 3 0 V lor 24 mA 0 50 voltage 2 9 V low level output 2 3 V lo 12 mA voltage 1 8 V low level output 1 65 V 8 mA 0 45 voltage 1 5 V low level output 1 4 V lo 6 mA voltage leccrre Operating current N Vcc rrer 9 5 V UA Load JTAG Timing Constraints and Waveforms Figure 2 5 Timing Waveform for JTAG Signals From Target Device Perspective e tJCH UCL gt JTAG Output UPSU _TMS tPH JTAG Inputs October 2014 Altera Corporation USB Blaster II Download Cable User Guide Chapter 2 USB Blaster Il Download Cable Specifications JTAG Timing Constraints and Waveforms To use the USB Blaster II at the maximum capability 24 MHz meet the timing constraints Table 2 6 for the target device The timing constraints require that you consider device specifications as well as trace propagation delays If you do not follow the recommended constraints you might encounter timing issues at 24 MHz If the target design cannot meet these constraints reduce the possibility of timing issues by slowing the TCK frequency See Changing the TCK Frequency on page 2 7 for instructions on running the USB Blaster II at a slower speed Table 2 6 JTAG Timing Constraints for the Target Device CI ICON reed AT Teo E EE E 5 46 2 5 V tJPCO JTAG port clock to JTAG Header
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