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Super ContributorHi Keegan,
regularly, jtagserver will be installed as a Windows service with your latest Quartus install and start automatically. State can be questioned with "Services" Windows tool under "Altera JTAG Server". Properties dialog shows the location of presently installed jtagserver.exe, should be e.g. Quartus Prime Pro 23.2 bin64 folder. Using a recent Prime Pro jtagserver garanties that it contains proper support for advanced devices and newer programmers, e.g. USB Blaster II.
Can you check what's the .exe path of said "Background Process" and how it's started on your PC? It may be an older version without USB Blaster II support. Normally, if jtagserver isn't running, Quartus will start jtagserver of presently running Quartus version as local process. It should also know how to handle USB Blaster II.
The intended jtagserver version can be installed as a service by excuting jtagserver --install in administrator command shell from respective bin64 path.
Regards
Frank
P.S.: If programmer shows as "USB-Blaster variant", see you any differences in Device Manager Driver Details or uses it exactly the same driver files as USB-Blaster II? Also do you see same USB Hardware-ID?
New ContributorI will show you how it looks in our device manager, task manager, and services panel. It's just the default executable included with the Quartus installation. We installed everything normally, including installing the JTAG drivers when prompted to by the main installer, and we haven't done anything involving windows services.
The VID/PID does indeed show up differently when it is showing as "Usb blaster variant" vs "Usb-BlasterII", specifically the "REV". And again, you can hear the windows device connect noise and see the device manage refresh when reopen Quartus Programmer after killing jtagserver.exe
While not working:
Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface)
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&REV_0127&MI_00
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&MI_00
Altera USB_Blaster II (System Console interface)
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&REV_0127&MI_01
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&MI_01
While working:
Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface)
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&REV_0142&MI_00
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&MI_00
Altera USB_Blaster II (System Console interface)
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&REV_0142&MI_01
USB\VID_09FB&PID_6010&MI_01
Device Manager:
Windows Process:
Service:
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