Hello, I am trying to simply program my CycloneV FPGA on the DE1-SoC board from Quartus Prime Lite in Ubuntu 16.04. I cannot seem to get it to work. The user guide says to do an auto-detect from the hardware programmer but the option is greyed out. https://alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15301&stc=1 I have also changed the USB configs in /etc/udev/rules.d/90-usbblaster.rules # USB-Blaster BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666" # USB-Blaster II BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666" BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666" I still can not seem to find a way to get this thing programmed.

You have to click the Hardware Setup button above to select the USB Blaster hardware.

I can only choose Ethernet Blaster. There is no scroll down with USBBlaster https://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15307

Ubuntu is not supported, but you might be able to get it to work. I did anyway, in similar way as in your first post, so you're on the right track. When I turn my computer on I'll check the scripts I am running.

What's the output of "jtagconfig" and "lsusb"? What do you get if you do "dmesg |tail -20" after you just have plugged in your USB blaster?

Programming DE1-SoC FPGA only from Quartus Prime Lite Edition Ubuntu 16.04

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Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
You have to click the Hardware Setup button above to select the USB Blaster hardware.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
I can only choose Ethernet Blaster. There is no scroll down with USBBlaster

https://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=15307
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
Ubuntu is not supported, but you might be able to get it to work. I did anyway, in similar way as in your first post, so you're on the right track. When I turn my computer on I'll check the scripts I am running.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
What's the output of "jtagconfig" and "lsusb"?
What do you get if you do "dmesg |tail -20" after you just have plugged in your USB blaster?

Altera_Forum

Honored Contributor

8 years ago

I have three different versions of a rules file:

I have one file: /etc/udev/rules.d/40-usbblaster.rules

which containts

UBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="09fb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="6001", GROUP="plugdev", MODE="0666", SYMLINK+="usbblaster"

and another /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules

# USB-Blaster
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666"
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666" 
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"   
#  USB-Blaster II
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666"
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"

and another /etc/udev/rules.d/51-altera-usb-blaster.rules

#USB-Blaster
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6002", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6003", MODE="0666"
#  USB-Blaster II
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6010", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6810", MODE="0666"

I am pretty sure you don need all, but this is what turned out to work for me, and I did not dig deeper into which parts are needed and which are not.

Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
jtagconfig not sure what that does, gives me no command output. Is there an apt-get?

jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5754 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 09fb:6810 Altera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | tail -20
[ 48.703997] virbr0: port 1(virbr0-nic) entered disabled state
[ 48.706302] device virbr0-nic left promiscuous mode
[ 48.706318] virbr0: port 1(virbr0-nic) entered disabled state
[ 65.449773] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0008: hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2
[ 65.577871] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0008/0003:046D:4013.0009/input/input18
[ 65.578050] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4013.0009: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech M525] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1:1
[ 70.885869] logitech-hidpp-device 0003:046D:4013.0009: HID++ 2.0 device connected.
[ 505.780478] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-pci
[ 505.892937] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810
[ 505.892942] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 890.580319] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 6
[ 7522.560596] perf: interrupt took too long (2509 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 79500
[ 9287.764157] perf: interrupt took too long (3169 > 3136), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 63000
[10764.987112] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci-pci
[10765.095450] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810
[10765.095453] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[11061.210081] usb 1-1.3: USB disconnect, device number 7
[53208.528273] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-pci
[53208.637024] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6810
[53208.637030] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
Yeah i added those files rebooted, and still seeing the same stuff. Not sure what I have screwed up here. Seems like everyone was able to get Ubuntu 16.04 to work and I still can't get it

After changing the file this is what I am seeing, I cannot see the Altera board in the dmesg, like I can for my Logitech USB mouse
jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:5754 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 09fb:6810 Altera
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | grep 046D:C52B
[ 2.759978] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0004: hiddev0,hidraw0: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2
[ 2.885973] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0004/0003:046D:4013.0005/input/input9
[ 181.529468] logitech-djreceiver 0003:046D:C52B.0008: hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Device [Logitech USB Receiver] on usb-0000:00:14.0-1/input2
[ 183.136077] input: Logitech M525 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0008/0003:046D:4013.0009/input/input18

jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ dmesg | grep 09FB:6810
Gets me nothing

If you guys that have it working on Ubuntu can run those commands and we might be able to take a look and start from there.

Thanks.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
It might not print the vendor and device id to the kernel log in that format. I typically see something like this:

usb 8-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 26 using xhci_hcd usb 8-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=09fb, idProduct=6010 usb 8-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 8-1.2: Product: USB-BlasterII usb 8-1.2: Manufacturer: Altera

You should try to run "jtagconfig" and see if you get any errors. You could also try to run "jtagconfig" as root. If it works as root and not as your user it's probably a permission problem.
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ jtagconfig
jtagconfig: command not found

Is there an apt-get i need to run to get that software?

Its in the install directory

I ran the command after plugging in the power and usb to the board and turning on the power.

jfrye@jfrye-Inspiron-5547:~$ /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig
No JTAG hardware available

Not sure what that means
Altera_Forum
Honored Contributor
8 years ago
That's correct, "jtagconfig" is a part of Quartus.
Your output means that it does not detect any USB blasters when you run as user jfrye. Next try to see if it works as root:

sudo /home/jfrye/Quartus/quartus/bin/jtagconfig

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