User manual

1–2 Chapter 1: Setting Up the USB-Blaster Download Cable
Hardware Setup
USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide © April 2009 Altera Corporation
Software Requirements
The USB-Blaster download cable is only available for Windows 2000, Windows XP
(32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), UNIX and all Linux plaforms
such as Red Hat Enterprise 4, Red Hat Enterprise 5, CentOS 4/5, and SUSE Linux
Enterprise 9.
1 For Quartus operating system support, refer Operating System Support.
Use the Quartus
®
II software version 4.0 or later to configure your device. The
USB-Blaster download cable also supports the following:
■ Quartus II Programmer (for programming and configuration)
■ Quartus II SignalTap
®
II Logic Analyzer (for logic analysis)
■ Quartus II Programmer (standalone version)
■ Quartus II SignalTap II logic analyzer (standalone version)
Hardware Setup
This section describes how to install and set up the USB-Blaster download cable for
device configuration or programming.
1 For plug and header dimensions, pin names, and operating conditions, see Chapter 2,
USB-Blaster Specifications.
Connect your USB-Blaster download cable to the circuit board as instructed below.
1. Disconnect the power cable from the circuit board.
2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on your PC and to the USB-Blaster port.
3. Connect the USB-Blaster download cable to the 10-pin header on the device board.
Figure 1–1 shows the USB-Blaster download cable and the circuit board connector.