Programming Adapters

The adapters that should be used with the Altera Programming Unit (APU) or the PL-ASAP2/PL-MPU programmer to program Altera^®  devices are listed in Table 1.

Notes to Table 1:

1. Refer to the Altera Programming Hardware Data Sheet for device adapter information on Classic™ devices.
2. FLEX^® 8000 configuration device.
3. FLEX 10K^®, FLEX 8000, or FLEX 6000 configuration devices.
4. Stratix™, Mercury™, APEX™ II, APEX 20K, FLEX 10K, ACEX^® 1K configuration devices or the Excalibur™ embedded processor.
5. Cyclone configuration device
6. These devices are not shipped in carriers.
7. PDIP = plastic dual in-line package
8. TQFP = thin quad flat pack
9. BGA = ball-grid array
10. SOIC = small-outline integrated circuit
11. RQFP = power quad flat pack
12. PGA = pin-grid array
13. PQFP = plastic quad flat pack

Obsolete Ordering Codes

To find out if a specific Altera ordering code is obsolete, go to the Altera Obsolete Device Search page.