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LChow3
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3 years ago

Cyclone II device

My institution has a Cyclone II family, the device number is EP2C20F484C7. Is it only Quartus V.13 can program this Cyclone II device? I have also installed Quartus V.20, but I couldn't find Cyclo...
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_AK6DN_
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3 years ago

Correct, QuartusII Web 13.0sp1 is the last and now only available version of Quartus that supports the CycloneII family.
I run it on my current Windows 10 system and it works just fine. It also works on Windows7 64b. And there is a linux version also.
Any later version of Quartus like 16, 17, 18, etc does not support CycloneII.

As far as development boards, TerAsic in Taiwan has a large number of Intel/Altera boards over a wide price range.
You can get boards anywhere from US$50 to US$25,000 depending on the technology they contain.
You can see them here: https://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=13&List=Simple

They do offer educational discounts for some boards. See their website for details.

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LChow3
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3 years ago

Thanks for your reply. I have installed Quartus II Web 13.0sp1 on Windows 11. Hope it works.

Please recommend a basic Development & Education Board, for the undergraduate level, which only requires toggle switches, push buttons, LED light, 7-segment, clock, etc.

Thank you.