USB BLaster !!!quartus not detecting usbblaster

OS: Windows Vista 32 bit

Board : DE1

Quartus 9.1 sp2

i was finally able to get it solved.... :) by wasting few dys....:mad:

If u get USB<--->Serial, as ur driver and when you install Altera USB Blaster(../quartus/drivers/usbblaster/*.inf). And not able to see ur USB BLaster in Programmer window.....if you are sure that nothing is wrong with driver(signed driver),and u are able to connect your pc with other USB Blaster, i mean try out if its possible with the other similar board(may be of frnd) if programmer window detects it...then the only problem is ....(this was my case)

When u plug in USB Blaster this blaster assigns an serial id to the device on board(eeprom)....you need to change this serial id...you can reprogram this by using the utility MProg from FTDI...u need .ept file ....

create an .ept(sampe.ept)d file by copying the below content....

[Basic Details]

Device Type=3

VID PID Type=2

USB VID=09FB

USB PID=6001

[USB Power Options]

Bus Powered=1

Self Powered=0

Max Bus Power=150

[USB Serial Number Control]

Prefix=91

Use Fixed Serial Number=0

Fixed Serial Number=91d28408

[USB Remote WakeUp]

Enable Remote WakeUp=0

[Windows Plug and Play]

Enable Plug and Play=0

[USB String Descriptors]

Manufacturer=Altera

Product=USB-Blaster

[Programming Options]

Only Program Blank Devices=0

[BM Device Specific Options]

USB Version Number=0

Disable Serial Number=0

IO Pin Pull Down in Suspend=1

[Dual Device Specific Options A]

RS 232 mode=1

245 FIFO mode=0

245 CPU FIFO mode=0

OPTO Isolate mode=1

High Current Drive=0

[Dual Device Specific Options B]

RS 232 mode=1

245 FIFO mode=0

245 CPU FIFO mode=0

OPTO Isolate mode=0

High Current Drive=0

[Dual Device Driver Options A]

Virtual Com Port Driver=1

D2XX Driver=0

[Dual Device Driver Options B]

Virtual Com Port Driver=1

D2XX Driver=0

and in Mprog tool open this ept file ....and then say program.....

u will give a new serial id to your device..

plug out ur uSB blaster,....then plugin ....now again instal ur AlteraUSBBlaster Driver....hope you will be able to see it in programmer window..

Hope this may help you ...

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OS: Windows Vista 32 bit

Board : DE1

Quartus 9.1 sp2

i was finally able to get it solved.... :) by wasting few dys....:mad:

If u get USB<--->Serial, as ur driver and when you install Altera USB Blaster(../quartus/drivers/usbblaster/*.inf). And not able to see ur USB BLaster in Programmer window.....if you are sure that nothing is wrong with driver(signed driver),and u are able to connect your pc with other USB Blaster, i mean try out if its possible with the other similar board(may be of frnd) if programmer window detects it...then the only problem is ....(this was my case)

When u plug in USB Blaster this blaster assigns an serial id to the device on board(eeprom)....you need to change this serial id...you can reprogram this by using the utility MProg from FTDI...u need .ept file ....

create an .ept(sampe.ept)d file by copying the below content....

[Basic Details]

Device Type=3

VID PID Type=2

USB VID=09FB

USB PID=6001

[USB Power Options]

Bus Powered=1

Self Powered=0

Max Bus Power=150

[USB Serial Number Control]

Prefix=91

Use Fixed Serial Number=0

Fixed Serial Number=91d28408

[USB Remote WakeUp]

Enable Remote WakeUp=0

[Windows Plug and Play]

Enable Plug and Play=0

[USB String Descriptors]

Manufacturer=Altera

Product=USB-Blaster

[Programming Options]

Only Program Blank Devices=0

[BM Device Specific Options]

USB Version Number=0

Disable Serial Number=0

IO Pin Pull Down in Suspend=1

[Dual Device Specific Options A]

RS 232 mode=1

245 FIFO mode=0

245 CPU FIFO mode=0

OPTO Isolate mode=1

High Current Drive=0

[Dual Device Specific Options B]

RS 232 mode=1

245 FIFO mode=0

245 CPU FIFO mode=0

OPTO Isolate mode=0

High Current Drive=0

[Dual Device Driver Options A]

Virtual Com Port Driver=1

D2XX Driver=0

[Dual Device Driver Options B]

Virtual Com Port Driver=1

D2XX Driver=0

and in Mprog tool open this ept file ....and then say program.....

u will give a new serial id to your device..

plug out ur uSB blaster,....then plugin ....now again instal ur AlteraUSBBlaster Driver....hope you will be able to see it in programmer window..

Hope this may help you ...

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Ha, only 15 hours later do I find this/your post, but you know... this worked! Running WinXp SP3, with Quartus II - 6.0, and USB Blaster Rev. C (yes, I know... little bit older, but I'm restricted because of a contract). Anyways, thanks! This worked and I can now see the USB-Blaster on the Quartus II Programmer... :D:D

Hi,

I reprogrammed the EEPROM with no success...I am still not able to see the USB Blaster in the hardware window..any advise?:confused:

If you can't see your USB-Blaster in the programmer window then the next place to look is in the control panel Device Manager (it appears in different places in different versions of windows).

If the USB-Blaster shows up there as a USB-Blaster then you almost certainly have a problem with your Quartus install, please don't reprogram the EEPROM.

Reprogramming the EEPROM will only help if your cable somehow shows up as a FTDI USB<->Serial device. In other cases reprogramming your EEPROM probably won't help and it could well make things worse.

Give this a go

alteraforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29855

Hi Wombat,

Thank you for your reply, please check the below details:

OS: Win 7 32bit

Previously: Quartus2 9.1sp2 were installed and everything were running well.

Now: Quartus2 11.0 were installed in addition to the previous version (in different folder).

Result: Both QuartusII versions are not able to detect the USB Blaster (which suppose to be listed in the "Available Hardware Item" in the programmer software).

Note: Altera USB Blaster is show in the hardware manager of the Win OS with a status of "This device is working properly"

All related thread in this forum were read and tested without any success.

Dear FluxCapacitor, I have administrator privileges on the OS, however this does not solve the problem.

Hi abuaba,

I dont know why this works for different problems in windows despite the logged in user already having admin privileges. It's actually part of the compatibility layer. Windows security is a complete mess as far as permissions go and I never cease to be amazed.

This worked for me even though the blaster was already showing in device manager. Also note that after you try the fixes you may need to expand the device selector windows in Programmer for it to be seen and selected.

Good luck

Oh my God, I wasted more than 8 hours on this problem, and finally I solved it.

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The trick is......as adviced by FluxCapacitor to run the software "as Administrator" even if you have Administrator priviliges!!!

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I do not know who to blame...the Windows team or the Altera team?!

Any way, it is good to spread this bug and its solution for the future users of Quartus II software

Special thanks to FluxCapacitor:cool: