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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

help, quartus wont read cpld!!

Hi gang, i downloaded quartus and got the free license but when i plug in my max2 cpld to my puter it doesnt read it and i cant program it.
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17 years ago

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Fine. That means MAXII files are installed.

So you are using USB-Blaster cable but it doesn't show up in the options. This means you haven't installed USB-Blaster drivers and not added in the Hardware list in the programmer. So install USB-Blaster driver (you can download it from Altera website. Here is the link for both driver and setup instructions: http://www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/dri-index.html) (http://www.altera.com/support/software/drivers/dri-index.html%29). After that add it to the cables options in the Programmer. Only after this, will the Quartus II be able to use USB-Blaster and communicate with MAXII device.

I guess you missed installing the driver probably because you chose to download the Quartus from the web (which is good precisely because of the the same reason your professor told you:) ); otherwise cd installation would have given you the option of installing the USB-Blaster driver.

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Awesome, it works!..Thanks sir!:D:D