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11 years ago

USB-Blaster Driver Issues (Quartus II 13.1 Web Edition and Windows 7)

Hi all,

I am having some issues with getting my driver to work properly and actually install my USB blaster for use through Quartus II 13.1 Web Edition. When I plug in my Altera Max II board into my USB slot, it does not install correctly and fails. Thus, when I open up Quartus, nothing shows up.

I have tried the following methods to resolve this:

1. Reboot my computer and press F8 and nullify any driver constraints

2. Manually selected the directory for the computer to look for the driver

3. Uninstalled and re-installed Quartus.

When I try method two I get the closest to resolving the problem. Yet, it says that it can't locate any driver software and that I should go to the website and download driver software (?).

Any tips? I am all-ears to options. All the previous errors that were similar to this have been with different versions of Quartus or different USB-Blasters etc.

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    Altera_Forum
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    11 years ago

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    When I plug in my Altera Max II board into my USB slot, it does not install correctly and fails.

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    Which MAX II Board? This one?

    http://www.altera.com/products/devkits/altera/kit-maxii-1270.html

    The USB connector on this board connects to an FT235B device that you can then access from the MAX II. This is not an on-board USB-Blaster.

    The kit comes with a USB-Blaster, and that cable should install the drivers under Windows 7 just fine.

    Cheers,

    Dave
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    11 years ago

    I switched computers, did the same thing I did before and it worked! Interesting...