PL-MASTERBLASTER Altera, PL-MASTERBLASTER Datasheet - Page 13

• Manufacturer Part Number: PL-MASTERBLASTER
• Description: CABLE PROGRAMMING RS-232/USB
• Manufacturer: Altera
• Series: MasterBlaster™r

Specifications of PL-MASTERBLASTER

• Accessory Type: Download Cable
• For Use With/related Products: MAX®II - 3000A, 7000, 9000
• Other names: 544-1246

Features
Functional Description
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The MasterBlasterTM serial/USB communications cable (ordering code:
PL-MASTERBLASTER) is a standard PC serial or USB port hardware interface (see
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II, Stratix II GX, Stratix, Stratix GX, Cyclone III, Cyclone II, Cyclone, Mercury,
APEX II, APEX 20K (including APEX 20K, APEX 20KE, and APEX 20KC), FLEX 10K
(including FLEX 10KA and FLEX 10KE), FLEX 8000, and FLEX 6000 devices, as well
as programming data to MAX II, MAX 9000, MAX 7000S, and MAX 7000A (including
MAX 7000AE) devices. Because design changes are downloaded directly to the
device, prototyping is easy and multiple design iterations can be accomplished in
quick succession. The MasterBlaster cable also supports in-circuit debugging with the
SignalTap II embedded logic analyzer in Stratix, APEX II, and APEX 20K devices.
Supports SignalTap
Allows PC, Linux, and UNIX users to perform the following functions:
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Supports operation with VCC at 5.0 V, 3.3 V, or 2.5 V
Provides a fast, low-cost method for in-system programming
Downloads data from the Quartus II development software and the MAX+PLUS
II software versions 9.3 and higher
Interfaces with an RS-232 serial or universal serial bus (USB) port
Uses a 10-pin circuit board connector
Configure Stratix
Cyclone
10K, FLEX 3000A, FLEX 6000, FLEX 8000 devices, and ExcaliburTM embedded
processor solutions
Program MAX
EPC4, EPC8, and EPC16 devices in-system
2–1). This cable downloads configuration data to Stratix IV, Stratix III, Stratix
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III, Cyclone II, Cyclone, MercuryTM, APEXTM II, APEX 20K, FLEX
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II, MAX 9000, MAX 7000S, MAX 7000B, MAX 7000A, EPC2,
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II logic analysis in the Altera
IV, Stratix III, Stratix II, Stratix II GX, Stratix, Stratix GX,
Communications Cable Data Sheet
2. MasterBlaster Serial/USB
MasterBlaster Serial/USB Communications Cable User Guide
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Quartus
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II software
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