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CPS2 digiAV - source of Cyclone 10 FPGA chips to make my own?

Forgot about this - have bodged together an install for testing, will go back and tidy up later

Coax cable = salvaged from old Nintendo AV cables :)

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The dreaded “error 84”

Unknown software with an untrusted programmer on untested hardware. Yeah troubleshooting this is going to be a barrel of laughs
 
hatmoose said:
The dreaded “error 84”

Unknown software with an untrusted programmer on untested hardware. Yeah troubleshooting this is going to be a barrel of laughs
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Copypaste from Shmups - expected behaviour in Quartus is that the USB blaster should be visible when you load the .jic project

A lot of those super-cheap Aliexpress "USB blasters" are basically a random collection of components that were never going to work. Better options below

This is the one that I have ($5 off aliexpress, does not work) doesn't have a CPLD and so cheap it doesn't even use an FT245. It has a CH552G whose sole purpose it to report a USB ID# - this has zero chance of ever working
https://tomverbeure.github.io/assets/jt ... -clone.jpg

This is a unauthorised clone, it does use an FT245 + CPLD - this is about the cheapest clone that has a chance of working - slowly, 6mhz
https://www.amazon.com/Blaster-Download ... B0982CZFMY
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32802526357.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002963362680.html

This is another unauthorised clone from a reputable supplier, it uses an FT2232 so in theory could work faster at up to 20mhz (JTAG only) - can return for a full refund if it doesn't work
https://www.arrow.com/en/products/fpga- ... ronic-gmbh

This is an intel authorised clone from a reputable supplier - if it doesn't work return for full refund
https://www.digikey.co.nz/en/products/d ... 02/2003484

This is the genuine article - could buy a whole bunch of pre-made tested/working/programmed digiAV's from VGP for less than the cost of this one programmer - but where would be the fun in that?
https://www.digikey.co.nz/en/products/d ... ER/5638362
 
hatmoose said:
This is the one that I have ($5 off aliexpress, does not work) doesn't have a CPLD and so cheap it doesn't even use an FT245. It has a CH552G whose sole purpose it to report a USB ID# - this has zero chance of ever working
https://tomverbeure.github.io/assets/jt ... -clone.jpg
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Funny, I've used one of these for years with a 100% success rate, programming:

N64RGB
NESRGB
CAVE CV-1000
Xeno Crisis

with one.

Not bad for $2.54 including shipping.
 
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