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11 years ago

Installing Devices on Quartus II Web Edition (Free)

I downloaded the combined files and installed Quartus II (14.0.0.300 64-bit) on my PC. I can't open a project unless I install the devices. The install dialogue asks for the directory that "contains the Quartus II device files (.qdz)." I can't find this anywhere.

How can I install the devices?

Thank You

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    I also downloaded the combined version and ended with request to install devices separately. No big deal - downloaded the device files separately and installed these devices - just the meaning of"combined" is questionable... :-)

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    Thank you I managed to install the software correctly. Now I would love if ModelSim would work. I need to find the path to the executable for ModelSim, but there are tons of directories. Where is the executable stored?

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    I need to find the path to the executable for ModelSim, but there are tons of directories. Where is the executable stored?

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    Its installed in the modelsim_ase/win32aloem directory.

    For example, if I start the NIOS II IDE Shell for my 12.1sp1 Web Edition install, and ask where vsim is (the command-line name for Modelsim), I get ...

    dwh@kiwi /cygdrive/c/software/altera/12.1sp1_free

    $ which vsim

    /cygdrive/c/software/altera/12.1sp1_free/modelsim_ase/win32aloem/vsim

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    Alright I now have the executable selected, thank you. But what is the designated output directory? In the EDA simulation library compiler it asks for an output directory, but I can't create my own because it says one is already created. Where is this directory?

    Thank you
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    Alright I now have the executable selected, thank you. But what is the designated output directory? In the EDA simulation library compiler it asks for an output directory, but I can't create my own because it says one is already created. Where is this directory?

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    That must be a new option. The 12.1ps1 web version I have installed on this computer just needs the executable under the EDA settings. Let me wander over to another computer ...

    Nope, its the same under 14.0. "Tools->Options, General, EDA Tool Options, Modelsim-Altera" just wants the path to the tool.

    I'm not sure what output directory you are referring to. I have never needed to setup that option :)

    Email me a screen shot of what you are looking at and I'll post it to this thread.

    Cheers,

    Dave