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Selecting a communications cable for the signaltap, Ii logic analyzer – Altera ByteBlasterMV User Manual

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Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable

Figure 1–2. ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable Connections

2.

To install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver, type the following
command at the command prompt:

jtagconfig --add byteblastermv /dev/byteblaster0

r

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

r

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.

ByteBlaster MV

Computer parallel port

ByteBlasterMV 10-pin
female plug