Byte Blaster Instructions
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- Download the USB Blaster user guide 4
- Download and install Altera Quartus II Stand-Alone Programmer 4
- Obtain a USB Blaster from one of the following sources 5
- Plug your USB Blaster into a USB 5
- prompts you to install the driver 5
- Locate and install driver software 5
- Don't search online 5
- I don’t have the disc. Show me other options 5
- Browse my computer for driver software 5
- browse to the appropriate USB Folder 5
- Include subfolders 5
- Install this driver software anyway 5
- The software for this device has been successfully installed 5
- Start the Quartus II software 6
- Start the Quartus II software 6
- Choose Programmer (Tools menu) 6
- select USB-Blaster [USB-0] 6
- Close to close the Hardware Setup 6
- Active Serial Programming 6
- show EPCS16 for Hermes 6
- Remove the power 7
- Disconnect ALL 7
- Remove the nuts and washers from the 4 SMA connectors 7
- Remove the 4 screws from the front panel 7
- Press on connector J16 7
- Locate the Hermes P2 10 pin jack 7
- Place the 10 pin USB Blaster Ribbon cable on P2 7
- Apply power to the ANAN-10 7
- Click "Start" in the QUARTUS II "Programmer Window" 7
- "Progress Box" shows "Completed" 7
- Click "Start" in the "Programmer Window" 7
- power down the Hermes 7
- Extract all files from HpSDRProgrmmer-v1.6-win32.zip 8
- Locate the current Hermes_V1.x.rbf file 8
- Run HPSDRProgrammer.exe 8
- Select Device Hermes 8
- Select the Discover button 8
- Press the Browse button 8
- Press the Program button 8
- The bootloader fits in EEPROM from 0 to 1MB 9
- FPGA to read from 1MB 9
- loaded at the 1MB address in the EEPROM 9
- If you use the USB Blaster to load the bootloader you will overwrite 9
- USB Blaster you can always recover the board 9
- HPSDRProgrammer to load Hermes FPGA code. 9
- Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 09:58:58 +0800 11
- new version of the Hermes code (V2.0) 11
- Increased number of receivers from two to four 11
- Support for switching the input attenuator in 1dB steps from 0 - 31dB 11
- Improved Alex support when using multiple receivers 11