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JHebe3
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6 years ago

USB Blaster device is not recognized by Quartus Programmer

Using Quartus II 32-bit ver 12.0 on Windows 7. I believe I have installed the usb blaster driver correctly, USB-Blaster displays correctly under Control Panel>Devices and Printers. But usb blaster ...
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Vicky1
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6 years ago

Hi,

It may be because of Quartus II software version 12.0 SP1 issue on the current system, you can check by downloading and installing Patch 1.07 fro windows from link below,

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/solutions/rd07272012_92.html

or else check by downloading and installing 12.0sp2_quartus_windows.exe from link below,

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/downloads/software/quartus-ii-se/120.html

I would like to recommend you,try to use latest version of Quartus(18.1).

Thanks,

Vikas

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JHebe3
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6 years ago

I am using the Web Edition of Quartus and an Altera FPGA with Cyclone II.

Newer versions of Quartus (18.1) no longer support Cyclone II in the Web Edition so I am using an older version.

I currently have Quartus version 12.0 installed with no service pack.

Would it be preferable to install 12.1, 12.0 with the SP2, or the SP1 and the patch?