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16 years ago

DE2-70 Control Panel "Fail to query board name"

Hi all,

I'm new in all this stuff (FPGA, VHDL, Quartus, ...).

I just bought the DE2-70 and I'm trying to run the Control Panel software that came with the board CD-ROM.

I have installed the Quartus II 9.0. I was able to upload the DE2_70_Control_Panel.sof in the Programmer aplication but when I execute the DE2_70_Control_Panel.exe I have the following error : "Fail to query board name". Even when I click in connect I got the same error and when I click Download Code I got "Please make sure Quartus is installed".

From the forum I found that for Quartus II 9.0 I needed the Control Panel 1.2 but I had the same error.

Please can someone help me !!! Am I skipping some step during the process ??

I'll apreciate very much your help.

Best Regards,

Joaquim

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    15 years ago

    hai..

    it is necessary to run control panel?i've read the manual but still cannot understand the important of control panel:(

    plz help me..

    tq..
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    15 years ago

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    Hello,

    4) execute : nios2-download DE2_70_Control_Panel_ssram.elf -c USB-Blaster[USB-0] -r -g

    4 remark) I can put this line in file (example toto) and after call "bash toto" in the console.

    Samir_DE2,

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    Even I'm having problem on the 4th step.

    The console gives me an error of nios2-download command not found.

    Please.. I need control panel.
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    15 years ago

    Ok.. Finally My Control Panel WORKS..

    What I did was removed.. Everything Quartus 7.2 as well as 9.0

    Then Installed 9.1 with NIOS

    Then Downloaded the .sof on the board using Quartus Programmer tool

    Then Opened NiosDOWNLOAD BATCH

    Then opened Control Panel .. Downloaded the code on it

    And it connected
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    15 years ago

    thanks lot, my control panel works. However, the function of writing data into SRAM is somehow disenabled. plz help me~

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    15 years ago

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    I have the same problem with quartusII 7.2..

    couldnät understant step 4

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    Samir's Method is usefulness, but also have to repeat the steps each time during using DE2-board! BTW,step 3 is come down to Current Directory of DE2_70_Control_Panel.exe by using CD command, and step 4 is the input command.
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    15 years ago

    --- Quote Start ---

    Ok.. Finally My Control Panel WORKS..

    What I did was removed.. Everything Quartus 7.2 as well as 9.0

    Then Installed 9.1 with NIOS

    Then Downloaded the .sof on the board using Quartus Programmer tool

    Then Opened NiosDOWNLOAD BATCH

    Then opened Control Panel .. Downloaded the code on it

    And it connected

    --- Quote End ---

    What is quartus programmer tool? Is it the Quartus II web edition software that comes with the kit? If so how do you load .sof file to FPGA using this software? I will appreciate your help very much.
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    12 years ago

    I have the same problem with Quartus 11.1 and Cyclone II. Does anyone have a solution?