© June 2008
Altera Corporation
EthernetBlaster Communications Cable User Guide
1. About the EthernetBlaster
Communications Cable
Introduction
The EthernetBlaster communications cable connects to a standard Ethernet network
port with an RJ-45 connector. This cable communicates with client systems using the
TCP/IP protocol and supports both static and dynamic IP addressing. The
EthernetBlaster communications cable can be plugged into an existing 10/100 Base-T
Ethernet network to communicate with clients remotely or interfaced directly via a
standard 10/100 Base-T Ethernet port using a crossover cable. Because design
changes are downloaded directly to the device, prototyping is easy and you can
accomplish multiple design iterations in quick succession. Harnessing the power of
an Ethernet network, multiple users can remotely access Altera
®
devices, bringing a
new level of productivity to prototyping and debugging.
Supported Devices
You can use the EthernetBlaster communications cable to download configuration
data to the following Altera devices:
■
Stratix
®
series FPGAs
■
Cyclone
®
series FPGAs
■
MAX
®
series CPLDs
■
APEX
™
series FPGAs
■
ACEX
®
1K FPGAs
■
Mercury
™
FPGAs
■
FLEX
®
series FPGAs
■
Excalibur
™
FPGAs
You can perform in-system programming of the following devices:
■
Advanced configuration devices, including EPC2, EPC4, EPC8, and EPC16
devices.
■
Serial configuration devices, including EPCS1, EPCS4, EPCS16, EPCS64 and
EPCS128 devices.
In addition, the EthernetBlaster communications cable supports target systems using
5.0-V TTL, 3.3-V LVTTL/LVCMOS, and single-ended I/O standards from 3.3 V down
to 1.5 V.
Power Requirements
The EthernetBlaster communications cable requires between 1.5 V and 5.0 V from the
target circuit board, and 12.0 VDC (0.875A) input power for the EthernetBlaster
V
CCSUPPLY
(a 12.0 VDC wall transformer is supplied).
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