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ARG007
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1 year ago
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USB BLASTER is showing in device manager but not getting detected in hardware setup of Quartus prime

The USB blaster is used in EPM240T100C5N CPLD board, but it is not getting detected in Quartus prime software.
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    NurAiman_M_Intel
    1 year ago

    Sorry to tell you that we do not ensure the quality of clones devices. Hence we are unable to provide further service for this case.

    I now transition this thread to community support. f you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.

    We apologize for the inconveniences.

    Regards,

    Aiman


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FvM
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1 year ago

Hi,
these USB Blaster clones are known not to work with recent Windows 10 USB Blaster drivers. As far as I know, this is no intentional restriction created by Intel but due to the fact that the original FTDI driver used as part of the driver stack is blocking counterfeit and also emulated FTDI chips.

There are solutions suggested on the net, e.g. using Windows 7 drivers. Search for USB Blaster Clone.

I prefer Terasic USB Blaster or Arrow Blaster as economic solution.

Regards

Frank

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ARG007
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1 year ago

I am using the EPM240T100C5N board and would appreciate recommendations for a functional and cost-effective USB Blaster. Additionally, as I am beginning development with the MAX V CPLD, could you suggest the type of debugger I should use to avoid potential issues down the line?