A parallel port download cable that allows PC users to program and configure devices in-system. The ByteBlasterMV^™ (ByteBlaster^™ MultiVolt^™) cable provides multidevice JTAG chain configuration and programming support for SRAM-based devices, such as APEX^™ 20K and Mercury^™ devices, EEPROM-based devices, such as MAX^® 3000 and MAX 7000 devices, and configuration devices, such as the EPC2 and EPC16. The ByteBlasterMV cable also provides multidevice Passive Serial chain configuration support for SRAM based devices, such as APEX 20K and Mercury devices. The ByteBlasterMV cable can be used in 2.5-volt, 3.3-volt, and 5.0-volt systems.

The ByteBlasterMV cable is connected to a parallel printer port on a PC or Linux workstation via a fully populated DB25-to-DB25 cable. The 10-pin female plug for each cable connects to a 10-pin male header on the circuit board that contains the target device(s). Programming or configuration data can be downloaded with the Quartus^® II Programmer.

On Linux workstations and PCs running Windows, you must install the ByteBlaster driver before using the ByteBlasterMV cable. Go to "Installing the ByteBlaster II or ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable" in the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for PCs manual for Windows instructions or "Installing the ByteBlasterMV Parallel Port Download Cable (Linux Only)" in the Quartus II Installation & Licensing for UNIX and Linux Workstations for Linux workstation instructions. .

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