Bunch of references for Altera FPGA
User Guide
JTAG pinout
Bus Pirate programming
http://dangerousprototypes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2505
The Bus Pirate can program CPLDs and FPGAs using XSVF format bitstreams and XSVF player firmware. Altera might not output XSVF directly, but there is a simple converter for SVF to XSVF.
Windows binaries are provided, but the source should also compile under Linux. Source is in the Bus Pirate SVN:
https://code.google.com/p/the-bus-pirate/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fscripts%2FXSVF
Bus Pirate FPGA and CPLD programming with XSVF:
http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/Bus_Pirate#FPGA_and_CPLD_programming
SVF to XSVF converter:
http://dangerousprototypes.com/docs/JTAG_SVF_to_XSVF_file_converter
USB Blaster
FX2LP firmware
libusb tools https://github.com/swetland/jtag·
https://github.com/mithro/ixo-usb-jtag usb-jtag – Altera USB Blaster Emulation with a FX2·
https://github.com/binary-logic/vj-uart – serial over JTAG USB Blaster for Cyclone IV·
Quartus
Create SVF file
http://www.altera.com/support/kdb/solutions/rd07222008_677.html
To generate an SVF file in QuartusA® II software, follow the steps below:
- Open the Quartus II programmer and add a .sof / .pof file into the programmer window.·
- Select the File Menu then select Create/Update within this menu choose Create JAM, SVF, or ISC File.
- Input a file name for your SVF file output.·
- In the File Format drop-down select Serial Vector File (SVF) as your output file type.·
- Press ok to generate your SVF file.·
manual pin assigment
edit .*qsf file and add:
set_location_assignment PIN_AP30 -to qdr_q[35]
13.0sp1 start
dpavlin@klin:~$ /opt/altera/13.0sp1/quartus/bin/quartus –64bit
Altera hardware
Documents / Resources
 | saturn Bus Pirate v4 Universal Serial Interface [pdf] User Guide Bus Pirate v4 Universal Serial Interface, Bus Pirate v4, Universal Serial Interface, Serial Interface, Interface |
