Do I always need a jtag programmer or can I in-circuit program my device emulating some kind of protocol/signals?

[PHeri1]

Hi,

I am a bit new to FPGA's. I am interesting in the Max 10 fpga. Any idea with programmer is suitable for the Max 10 -10M08 Eval Kit Board?

PL-USB2-BLASTER or the more expansive one PL-USB-BLASTER-RCN?

Do I always need an external programmer to program my device?

Thanks in advance.

Peter

[a_x_h_75]

Yes, you need a programming cable.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/products/boards_and_kits/download-cables.html

There are 3rd party options available. Terasic's option is popular. However, Intel won't support you if you use one.

https://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=74&No=46

Cheers,

Alex

[sstrell]

Once you've created and tested your design, you can store the bitstream in the configuration flash memory (CFM) of the device so it will program itself on powerup.

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