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Altera ByteBlasterMV User Manual

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Contents

About this User Guide ............................................................................. v

Revision History ........................................................................................................................................... v
How to Find Information .............................................................................................................................. v
How to Contact Altera .................................................................................................................................. v
Typographic Conventions ........................................................................................................................... vi
Abbreviations & Acronyms ........................................................................................................................ vii

Chapter 1. Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable

Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1–1
Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 1–1

Installation on a Windows PC ............................................................................................................. 1–1

Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver with the BBLPT Utility ................................................. 1–2
Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows NT ............................................................ 1–2
Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows 2000 .......................................................... 1–3
Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Driver on Windows XP ............................................................. 1–4
Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable ............................................................................ 1–6

Installation on a Linux Workstation .................................................................................................... 1–7

Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Kernel Driver for Linux ............................................................ 1–7
Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable on a Linux Workstation ..................................... 1–8

Selecting a Communications Cable for the SignalTap

II Logic Analyzer .......................................... 1–9

Chapter 2. ByteBlasterMV Download Cable Data Sheet

Features ..................................................................................................................................................... 2–1
Functional Description ............................................................................................................................. 2–1

Download Modes ................................................................................................................................ 2–1
ByteBlasterMV Connections .............................................................................................................. 2–2

ByteBlasterMV Header & Plug Connections ................................................................................ 2–3
Circuit Board Header Connection .................................................................................................. 2–4

Operating Conditions ................................................................................................................................ 2–5
Software Instructions ................................................................................................................................ 2–6
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................ 2–7
References ................................................................................................................................................ 2–7