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Hi George,
Link for Quartus II Web Edition 11.1 sp2 is likely impossible as Intel has discontinue the version and I am sorry for that. Anyways can you try to use Quartus II Web Edition 13.0sp1 with the latest version of the example pack marked as 11.1?
Let me know if this works.
- SONIC3D5 years ago
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Thanks, if there is completely no hope to download the v11.1, I will try v13.1 as you said.
I will do that today or tomorrow and leave feedback for the result.
- SONIC3D5 years ago
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I have finished the test, it seems it's working with Quartus II v13.1 installed but not all features are working. I leave my steps and questions here for further reference in case any one meet the same problem.
Testing environment:
- Windows 10 Pro x64 1909 (OS Internal Revision 18363.1256)
- Quartus II 13.1.4 Build 182 03/12/2014 SJ Web Edition(v13.1 with Update 4 applied)
(Downloaded from here: https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/13.1/?edition=web&platform=windows, only "Quartus II Software (includes Nios II EDS)", "MAX II, MAX V device support" and "Quartus II Software v13.1 Update 4" files are installed.) - MAX V Development Kit Complete kit document installation v11.1
(Downloaded from here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/products/boards_and_kits/dev-kits/altera/kit-max-v.html) - All programs are installed in the default setup directory.
As I mentioned in the previous post, I have installed "Complete kit document v11.1" with the Quartus Prime v20.1. But running the Board Test System from Start Menu won't bring up any UI. After Quartus II v13.1 gets installed(while v20.1 is not uninstalled from the OS), the BTS can show its main UI properly. The GPIO and Power tabs are working ok. I can verify the buttons and touch components on board.
But there's still one problem. By reference to the UserGuide pdf file from the "Complete kit document" installation, there should be a "Config" menu entry in-between the FIle and About. But I can not find this menu on my BTS. I'm still investigating if it's caused by the version upgrade of BTS itself or caused by the improper version of Quartus II installed(which lead to failure of initialization of some part of BTS). As there is no v11.1 that can be installed as the reference environment, I will keep on my study to see if there's anything I missed. I will update this post if I get the answer in the future.
To Intel tech supporters. I know MAX V is an aged product, even before Intel purchasing Altera. But as the development/evaluation board products are still sold on the market, I think the corresponding version of the Quartus should be kept for enough long time, or the peripheral software like BTS and guide documents should be updated to working with the newest Quartus. Or that may create unnecessary barriers to new users.