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16 years ago

Can't find USB blaster in programmer (DE1)

Hi,

I just bought the DE1 board, and I'm totally lost...

I try to program it with one of the demonstration I got with my cd, but in the 'Add Hardware' in the programmer I can find only MaterBlaster and EthernetBlaster.

I had HUGE problems installing the USB blaster driver (have Bista 64, if it matters), because it installed me a USB-SERIAL converter driver and not the USB blaster.

Eventually, I have succeeded in installing the USB driver and in the device manager, whenever I setup the DE1 and put its USB in my PC I see - USB blaster (I had success in doing so, only after had I 'told' my vista to show me ALL the drivers it has in my comp, and then chose the Altera Usb Blaster).

BUT, still, in the programmer there are only 2 choices: MaterBlaster and EthernetBlaster.

This board is a provate one, and I have it for less than 24 hrs....

I'm so dippressed.

ANy ideas???

Roy