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1 year ago

Compatibility issue or bad Altera USB blasters?

Hi, I am attempting to flash EP4CE6 (Cyclone IV) using a precompiled .jic from an open source project - SonicSurface (see https://github.com/upnalab/SonicSurface, https://www.instructables.com/Sonic...

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NurAiman_M_Intel

Super Contributor

1 year ago

Hi,

May I know if you purchased the USB Blaster and the Cyclone IV from our authorized distributors? If no, we cannot guarantee the functionality of the devices.

Regards,

Aiman

FvM
Super Contributor
1 year ago
USB Blaster clones are known not to work with recent drivers. See previous forum discussions, e.g. https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-FPGA-Software-Installation/USB-Blaster-Not-Found-In-Quartus-Prime/m-p/1571621
Problem is most likely caused by newer FTDI drivers (CDM version >= 2.11) that actively block non-FTDI devices mimicking FTDI.

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