Chapter 2: USB-Blaster Specifications 2–9
References
© April 2009 Altera Corporation USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide
Refer to the following glossary definitions in the Quartus II Help:
“USB-Blaster Cable” (general description)
“Configuration scheme” (general description)
“Programming files” (general description)
Refer to the following procedures in the Quartus II Help:
Programming a Single Device or Multiple Devices in JTAG or Passive Serial
Mode
Programming a Single Device in Active Serial Programming Mode
Refer to the following introduction and overview topics in the Quartus II Help:
Programmer Introduction
Overview: Working with Chain Description Files
Overview: Converting Programming Files
2–10 Chapter 2: USB-Blaster Specifications
References
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Additional Information
Revision History
The following table shows the revision history for this user guide.
Date Version Changes Made
April 2009 2.5
Updated “Supported Devices” section
Updated “Software Requirements”
Deleted handnote in “Installing the USB-Blaster Driver on Windows Vista Systems”
Updated Table 2–1
Added a handnote in “Circuit Board Header Connection”
Updated Table 2–5
April 2008 2.4
Added “Statement of China-RoHS Compliance”
Added Table 2–8
Added “Installing the USB-Blaster Driver on Windows Vista Systems”
May 2007 2.3
Updated “Introduction”
Added warning note about USB-Blaster cable in “Hardware Setup” section
Added information on Linux setup in “Installing the USB-Blaster Driver on Linux” section
Added feetpara note on driver information just before the “Setting Up the USB-Blaster
Hardware in the Quartus II Software” section
Updated USB-Blaster installation procedure for QII 6.1 (32-bit or 64-bit) in “Installing the
USB-Blaster Driver on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Systems” section
March 2007 2.2 Update to “Installing the USB-Blaster Driver on Windows 2000 and Windows XP Systems”
section
July 2006 2.1 Minor update to Chapter 2, USB-Blaster Specifications
June 2006 2.0 Added “Revision History” section, updated Figure 2–1, Table 21, and Table 27. Added
Table 2–6
December 2004 Update to conditions in Table 2–2
November 2004 1.1 Re-release
July 2004 1.0 First publication

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