Bunch of references for Altera FPGA
JTAG pinout
Bus Pirate programming
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
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.
