Reference Solutions

Altera provides the following additional reference solutions to configure and program Altera^® devices:

MicroBlaster: Passive Serial Configuration

• Portable software driver used to configure an FPGA via a passive serial (PS) interface
• Works on a PC using a ByteBlaster^TM II or ByteBlasterMV^TM download cable
• AN 423: Configuring the MicroBlasterTM Passive Serial Software Driver (PDF)
• Source code (ZIP) available for porting to an embedded or other platform

JRunner: JTAG Configuration

• Portable software driver used to configure an FPGA via a JTAG interface
• Works on a PC using a ByteBlaster II or ByteBlasterMV download cable
• AN 414: The JRunner Software Driver: An Embedded Solution for PLD JTAG Configuration (PDF)
• Source code (ZIP) available for porting to an embedded or other platform

SRunner: EPCS Programming

• Portable software driver used to program EPCS devices via an active serial (AS) interface
• Works on a PC using a ByteBlaster II download cable
• AN 418: SRunner: An Embedded Solution for Serial Configuration Device Programming (PDF)
• Source code (ZIP) available for porting to an embedded or other platform

MorphIO: I/O Reconfiguration

• Configuration solution for any FPGA that supports an I/O reconfiguration feature
• MorphIO: An I/O Reconfiguration Solution for Altera Devices white paper (PDF) 
• Tool command language (Tcl) file
• Readme file (TXT)

MAX Series Configuration Controller Using Flash Memory

• Using a MAX^® or MAX II device as a flash memory configuration controller to configure Altera FPGAs
• MAX Series Configuration Controller Using Flash Memory white paper (PDF)
• Reference Design (ZIP)

Serial Flash Loader

• In-system programming solution for Altera serial configuration devices via a JTAG interface
• AN 370: Using the Serial FlashLoader With the Quartus II Software (PDF)

Parallel Flash Loader

• Used in MAX II devices to program CFI flash memory devices through the JTAG interface, and provides the logic to control configuration from the flash memory device to the Altera FPGA
• AN 386: Using the MAX II Parallel Flash Loader with the Quartus II Software (PDF)