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9 years ago

Programming problems with VMware and Windows 10

I am currently working on a project with a Cyclone IV E. I use Quartus Prime version 16.1.0 on a desktop Windows 7 64-bit machine and use a USB Blaster rev. B for programming and debug. Everything works just fine.

In order to be able to program and debug at the installation location, I have installed the development system on Windows 10 64-bit running under VMware Fusion on a MacBook Pro. With this setup, everything works fine as well, except programming. When I try to program the device with the Quartus programmer, I get the following error messages:

209040 Can't access JTAG chain

209012 Operation failed

Programming the same target board with the same programmer works perfectly from my desktop PC.

A logic analyzer shows identical signal patterns on the JTAG interface.

Running the JTAG Chain Debugger gives the following error messages:

Error: JTAG chain problem detected

Error: TDI connection to the first detected device UNKNOWN_NO_JTAG_ID might be shorted to GND

Error: The TCK and TMS conections to the device before the first detected device UNKNOWN_NO_JTAG_ID might have a problem

Both systems use the same device driver (2.12.0.0) for the Altera USB-Blaster, and I experience exactly the same problem with a Terasic USB-Blaster.

Does anyone have an idea what may be causing this? Is this a Windows 10 or a VMware problem?

Regards

Erik

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    Altera_Forum
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    9 years ago

    Problem solved!

    In VMware, I changed the USB Compatibility setting for the virtual machine from 3.0 to 2.0, and now it works.

    This is obviously not a general problem with USB 3.0 and USB-Blaster, since my desktop PC has USB 3.0 ports as well.

    Both the Altera and the Terasic USB-Blasters work.

    Erik