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Altera USB Blaster Driver Installation Instructions To install the driver for your USB Blaster cable, follow the instruction for your particular operating system. Intel driver information for the EthernetBlaster, USB-Blaster, ByteBlaster II, ByteBlasterMV, MasterBlaster, and BitBlaster cables, APU, MPU and T-guard software dongle Search Intel® FPGAs and Programmable Devices / Intel FPGA Support Resources /. Download drivers for Altera devices for free. Operating System Versions: Windows XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. Are you tired of looking for the drivers for your devices?

You must install the Altera® USB-BlasterTM or Altera USB-Blaster IIdownload cable driver before you can use it to program devices with Quartus® Prime software.

The first time the USB-Blaster download cable is plugged in, the Windows Found New Hardware dialog box prompts you to install the driver. (Note: Do not use the Add HardwareWizard from the Control Panel.)

The USB-Blaster II device drivers require manual installation so that the cable will be properly recognized. Refer to the instructions below.

The Altera On-Board USB-Blaster II cable appears as Altera USB-Blaster (unconfigured) when first attached to your system. After it has been configured by the Quartus Prime software, it will appear as Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface) and then Altera USB-Blaster II (SystemConsole interface). You might need to install drivers for each of these interfaces; follow the steps below to install the drivers.

Drivers Altera USB devices

You must have system administration (Administrator) privileges to install the USB-Blaster and USB-Blaster II download cable driver.

Driver Installation for Altera USB-Blaster

  1. Plug the USB-Blaster download cable into your PC. The Found New Hardware dialog box appears.
  2. Select Locate and install driver software (recommended).
  3. Select Don't search online.
  4. When you are prompted to Insert the disc that came with your USB-Blaster, select I don't have the disc. Show me other options.
  5. Select Browse my computer for driver software (advanced) when you see the Windows couldn't find driver software for your device dialog box.
  6. Click Browse, and browse to the<Path to Quartus Prime installation>driversusb-blaster directory.
    • Note: Do not select the x32 or x64 directories.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Select the Include subfolders option, and click Next.
  9. If you are prompted Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software, select Install this driver software anyway in the Window Security dialog box. The installation wizard guides you through the installation process.
  10. When The software for this device has been successfully installed dialog box appears, click Close.
  11. To complete your installation, set up programming hardware in the Quartus Prime software.

Driver Installation for Altera USB-Blaster II

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  1. Plug the USB-Blaster II cable into your PC.
  2. Open the Device Manager, and right-click on the Unknown device under the Other devices branch.
  3. Select Update Driver Software.
  4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
  5. Enter the location of the Quartus Prime software USB-Blaster II driver files directory (<Path to Quartus Prime installation>driversusb-blaster-ii) in the Search for driver software in this location field.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Install in the Would you like to install this device software? Windows security dialog box.
  8. Close the Update Driver Software - Altera USB-Blaster II (Unconfigured) successful installation notification. The Device Manager now shows a new branch called JTAG cables with an Altera USB-Blaster II (Unconfigured) node.
  9. Open the Quartus Prime Programmer. Within a few seconds, the JTAG cables branch displays two nodes: Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface) and Altera-USB Blaster II (System Console interface).

Drivers are required for some Altera® programming hardware. If you have not already done so, check the driver information page to determine whether a driver is required. If a driver is required, you should install it before continuing with the steps below.

Quartus II Version 4.2 and later

  1. Start the Quartus® II software.
  2. Choose Programmer from the Tools menu. The Programmer window will open.
  3. Click the Hardware Setup... button to open the Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Available hardware items window.
  4. Click the Add Hardware button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Available hardware items window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by choosing it in the Available hardware items list.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.

Quartus II Version 4.0 and 4.1

  1. Start the Quartus II software.
  2. Choose Programmer from the Tools menu. The Programmer window will open.
  3. Click the Hardware Setup... button to open the Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Available hardware items window.
  4. Click the Add Hardware button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Available hardware items window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by clicking on it in the Available hardware items window then clicking the Select Hardware button. Your choice will be listed as the Currently Selected Hardware.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.

Quartus II Version 3.0

  1. Start the Quartus II software.
  2. Choose Programmer from the Tools menu. The programmer window will open.
  3. Click the Hardware button to open the Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Available hardware items window.
  4. Click the Add Hardware button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Available hardware items window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by clicking on it in the Available hardware items window then clicking the Select Hardware button. Your choice will be listed as the Currently Selected Hardware.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.

Quartus II Version 2.2

  1. Start the Quartus II software
  2. Choose Programmer from the Tools menu. The programmer window will open
  3. Click the Setup button to open the Programming Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Available hardware items window.
  4. Click the Add Hardware button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Available hardware items window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by clicking on it in the Available hardware items window then clicking the Select Hardware button. Your choice will be listed as the Currently Selected Hardware.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.

Quartus II Version 2.1

  1. Start the Quartus II software.
  2. Choose Open Programmer from the Processing menu. The programmer window will open.
  3. Click the Setup button to open the Programming Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Available hardware items window.
  4. Click the Add Hardware button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Available hardware items window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary.
    3. Click OK.
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by clicking on it in the Available hardware items window then clicking the Select Hardware button. Your choice will be listed as the Currently Selected Hardware.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.

Quartus II Version 2.0 and Earlier

Drivers Altera Usb Devices Driver

  1. Start the Quartus II software.
  2. Choose Open Programmer from the Processing menu. The programmer window will open.
  3. Click the Setup button to open the Programming Hardware Setup window.
    1. The selected programming hardware is identified as Currently Selected Hardware.
    2. Programming hardware that is already set up appears in the Hardware/Port window.
  4. Click the Add button to open the Add Hardware window if the programming hardware you would like to use is not listed in the Hardware/Port window.
    1. Select the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type list.
    2. Select the appropriate port and baud rate if necessary..
    3. Click OK
  5. Select the programming hardware you would like to use by double-clicking it in the Hardware/Port window. Your choice will be listed as the Currently Selected Hardware.
  6. Click Close.
  7. Your programming hardware has been set up.

Drivers Altera Usb Devices Download

For detailed information about how to program Altera devices, refer to Quartus II Help.





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