38 Altera Corporation
Board Components Nios Development Board Reference Manual, Cyclone Edition
JTAG to MAX Device (J5)
J5 connects to the JTAG pins (TCK, TDI, TDO, TMS, TRST) of the MAX
device (U3) as shown in Figure 24. Altera Quartus II software can perform
in-system programming (ISP) to reprogram the MAX device (U3) with a
new hardware configuration via an Altera ByteBlaster II download cable.
Figure 24. JTAG Connector (J5) to MAX Device
J5
Pin 1