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Occasional ContributorUSB Blaster not being installed after fresh installation of Quartus Prime software
So the installation of Quartus Prime Lite was uninstalled and then re-installed. I have attached two images to this post to give information about the installation. The first image was the for the Devices selected. I selected all the devices to be safe.
The second image is to show that I checked to Launch USB Blaster II driver installation.
The third image is to show that the Driver installation was successful. The response was for JTAG and not for the USB Blaster II driver though.
I still had to go in manually, per the procedure you attached your first post, fix the driver issues. (done in device manager)
I think there is something wrong with the installation software. I don't believe I should have to go in and manually do anything.
Any thoughts?
Devices
Driver installation checkedDriver installation confirmation
Super ContributorUSB blaster installation is an option that appears at the end of the Quartus installation (like where you choose if you want shortcuts on the desktop). The drivers are included in the Quartus install. Follow the directions in the cable user guide:
Occasional ContributorSo the installation of Quartus Prime Lite was uninstalled and then re-installed. I have attached two images to this post to give information about the installation. The first image was the for the Devices selected. I selected all the devices to be safe.
The second image is to show that I checked to Launch USB Blaster II driver installation.
The third image is to show that the Driver installation was successful. The response was for JTAG and not for the USB Blaster II driver though.
I still had to go in manually, per the procedure you attached your first post, fix the driver issues. (done in device manager)
I think there is something wrong with the installation software. I don't believe I should have to go in and manually do anything.
Any thoughts?
Devices
Driver installation checkedDriver installation confirmation
Arno-NLHello again,
Have you tried actually opening the programmer tool in Quartus and check whether the Altera USB Blaster shows up as 'Installed hardware' ?
The driver that successfully installed is the "(WinUSB) JTAG"" driver. The device that belongs to it is different from the integrated USB Blaster on the starter kit.
See the product sheet off Amazon: Amazon.com : JTAG Blaster - Intel/Altera FPGA CPLD JTAG Programmer : Electronics
The product is called "JTAG Blaster" contrary to "USB Blaster" and this device can not be used to program your starter kit; it has no connection to receive the external 10-pin programmer connector. The board does have a 10-pin connector connectivity but it's not soldered on. And it is to update the USB blaster CPLD device in case a regular firmware update for the USB blaster gets botched, allowing you to directly reprogram the USB Blaster MAX CPLD (with a valid working USB blaster firmware copy).
