Bunch of references for Altera FPGA

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 Quartus® 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

• X300 dongle
• X300 PCI
• MiniPCIe/PCI/LPC Combo-Debug Card