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diff --git a/doc/flexloader.1 b/doc/flexloader.1 index 380781b..c027b86 100644 --- a/doc/flexloader.1 +++ b/doc/flexloader.1 @@ -16,17 +16,18 @@ .\" .sp <n> insert n+1 empty lines .\" for manpage-specific macros, see man(7) .SH NAME -flexloader \- GPL utility to configure SRAM base ALTERA devices via the ALTERA ByteBlaster +flexloader \- GPL utility to configure SRAM based ALTERA devices via the ALTERA ByteBlaster .SH SYNOPSIS .B flexloader .I [options] [parport_dev] [rbf_filename] .SH DESCRIPTION .B flexloader -is a small utility to configure SRAM base ALTERA devices. +is a small utility to configure SRAM based ALTERA devices. It downloads a code to the device SRAM using the ALTERA ByteBlaster -or a clone. It dialogs with it through the parallel interface, using -parport. Note that you should have access rights to the parallel port. +or compatible JTAG programmer. It dialogs with it through the parallel +interface, using parport. Note that you should have access rights to the +parallel port. It should support APEX20K, FLEX10K, FLEX6000 and ACEX1K families, though I only tested it on a FLEX10K10 device. |