BECKHOFF EL9800 Basisplatine - Manual (Page 25)

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2.9 FPGA-Programmer
Figure 15 FPGA Programming Interface
If FPGA-based EtherCAT postage stamps are used in combination with the EL9800 base board, these
postage stamps can be programmed and debugged using the integrated FPGA programming hardware
on the EL9800. The FPGA-Programmers USB-Port has to be connected with the PC using the USB ca-
ble, which is provided with this Evaluation Kit. A FPGA based EtherCAT postage stamp can as well be
programmed using the TwinCAT Systemmanager as well as the Altera Quartus II Programmer. The pro-
gramming hardware on the EL9800 evaluation board supports programming of Altera FPGAs only (e.g.
FB1122).
Programm
ing activity is indicated by the “ACTIVITY” LED on the board.
Detailed information about the programming operation using the Altera Quartus programmer is given in
chapter 3.