Why does the Intel® FPGA Download Cables drivers installation fail on Windows* operating system?
Description Due to the expiration of the digital signature certificate of the Intel® FPGA Download Cable I (formerly referred to as USB Blaster I download cable) and the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II (formerly referred to as USB Blaster II download cable) drivers for Windows* operating system, the installation process of the drivers may fail. Follow the next steps to verify if the digital signature certificate of your driver has expired: Go to '<Quartus Installation Path>\qprogrammer\quartus\drivers\usb-blaster-ii' folder Right-click on 'usbblasterii.cat' and select 'Properties, then select the 'Digital Signatures' tab Select the 'IFDLII Production Key1' signature from the 'Signature List' and click 'Details' Click on 'View Certificate' If the driver has expired, you will see the 'This certificate has expired or is not yet valid' message Resolution A patch is available to fix this problem for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software. Download and install Patch 0.02i for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.4 and the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 21.1. Download and install Patch 0.02i for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Programmer and Tools or Patch 0.02stdp for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Programmer and Tools from the appropriate link below. Download Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.4 patch 0.02i for Windows (.exe) Download the Readme for Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.4 patch 0.02i (.txt) Download Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 21.1patch 0.02stdp for Windows (.exe) Download the Readme for Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 21.1 patch 0.02stdp (.txt) After installing patch 0.02i or patch 0.02stdp for Windows, follow the next steps to update the driver on the operating system: Connect your Intel FPGA download cable or Intel FPGA download cable II Open Device Manager window of Windows* OS Choose Windows Settings from Start menu > Type “Device Manager” into the search area > Choose Device Manager Find Altera USB-Blaster II under JTAG cables or Altera USB-Blaster under Universal Serial Bus controllers Find USB-Blaster or USB-Blaster II under Other devices Choose Altera USB-Blaster or Altera USB-Blaster II Right-click and choose Update driver from the context menu Choose Browse my computer for driver software on the Update Drivers window Enter the following path for the driver and enable; include subfolders - <Intel Quartus Prime software install directory>\quartus\drivers or - <Intel Quartus Prime Programmer install directory>\qprogrammer\drivers or - <Intel Quartus Prime Programmer install directory>\qprogrammer\quartus\drivers Click Next This problem is fixed starting with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 21.1.Error: TBBmalloc: skip allocation functions replacement in ucrtbase.dll: unknown prologue for function _msize
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 24.1 or earlier, you may see this error message when generating Altera® IP on the Windows* 11 OS (Operating System). Resolution To work around this problem, follow these steps: Go to This PC, right-click, and select Properties. Click Advanced System Setting. In the Advanced tab, select Environment Variable. Under System variables, create a new variable with the name TBB_MALLOC_DISABLE_REPLACEMENT and value as 1. Click OK and restart the Quartus® Prime Software.Why does the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II driver installation fail on Windows* operating system?
Description Due to the expiration of the digital signature certificate of the Intel® FPGA Download Cable II driver for Windows* operating system, the installation process of the driver may fail. Follow the next steps to verify if the digital signature certificate of your driver has expired: Go to '<Quartus Installation Path>\qprogrammer\quartus\drivers\usb-blaster-ii' folder Right click on 'usbblasterii.cat' and select 'Properties', then select the 'Digital Signatures' tab Select the 'IFDLII Production Key1' signature from the 'Signature List' and click 'Details' Click on 'View Certificate' If the driver has expired, you will see the 'This certificate has expired or is not yet valid' message Resolution To work around this problem, follow the next steps: Download an updated version of the driver from the following link Decompress the downloaded file and substitute 'usb-blaster-ii.inf' and 'usb-blaster-ii.cat' files in '<Quartus Installation Path>\qprogrammer\quartus\drivers\usb-blaster-ii' folder Launch the Windows* 'Device Manager' Locate 'Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface)' node under 'JTAG cables' in the Windows* 'Device Manager', right click and select 'Update Driver' Choose ´'Browse my computer for driver software' then click on 'Search for drivers in this location' and point to the new 'usb-blaster-ii.inf' file This problem is fixed starting with the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 21.1.
Why does the text overlap in the ALTPLL IP Parameter Editor?
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 25.1, you might see that the text overlaps in the ALTPLL IP Parameter Editor on the Windows* Operating System. This prevents the ALTPLL IP from being instantiated. This problem does not occur in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 24.1 and earlier. Resolution To work around this problem in the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 25.1, download and install the patch below: This problem is scheduled to be resolved in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software.How to install the Windows* Subsystem for Linux* (WSL) on Windows* OS?
Description Starting with the Nios® II EDS in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 19.2 and Intel® Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 19.1, the Cygwin component in the Windows* version of Nios II EDS has been removed and replaced with WSL. Resolution The procedure for installing WSL is: Follow standard instructions from Microsoft® to install Ubuntu* 18.04 LTS for WSL. Refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10. The recommended OS would be Windows* 10 build version 16215.0 or higher. NIOS II currently does not support WSL 2. Remember: In Windows Features, ensure to turn on the Windows Subsystem for Linux option. After the installation is successful, launch the Ubuntu 18.04 app. Install the additional distro packages that are required for Nios® II EDS using the following commands: a. sudo apt update b. sudo apt install wsl c. sudo apt install dos2unix d. sudo apt install make e. sudo apt install build-essential Note: Ensure that all package dependencies, repositories lists, and Internet connections for WSL are set correctly. For Nios II Command Shell, launch the Windows executables of the command line tools by adding ".exe" (for example eclipse-nios2.exe or jtagconfig.exe). Nios II BSP and application projects from the previous Intel Quartus Prime release are not compatible with the WSL solution. You are required to regenerate your projects. This information now included in the Nios II Software Developer HandbookIs the Nios® II Software Build Tools (SBT) for Eclipse included in the full installation of the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software starting from version 19.1?
Description No, the Nios® II SBT for Eclipse is not included starting from Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro and Standard Edition Software version 19.1 onwards. Resolution To install the Nios® II SBT for Eclipse, follow the steps below: 1. Download CDT 8.8.1 which is Eclipse C/C IDE for Mars.2 CDT 8.8.1 for Windows CDT 8.8.1 for Linux Note: Try the mirror links if the main source link doesn't work. 2. Extract the downloaded file into <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin. You should see the <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse folder after extraction is done. 3. Rename the <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse folder to <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2 4. Extract the <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip (or tar.gz for Linux) to <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin. The extraction will override files in <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2. 5. Verify the extraction is done correctly by making sure you see the <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file 6. You can now launch Nios II SBT for Eclipse via eclipse-nios2.exe The instructions are included in the <Intel Quartus installation directory>/nios2eds/bin/README. This information will be included in the future release version of Intel® FPGA Software Installation and Licensing User Guide.How to mitigate the security vulnerability in the Nios® II Command Shell utility?
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus ® Prime Standard and Lite Edition Software version 19.1 through 24.1, the Nios® II Command Shell utility included in the Quartus ® Prime Software for Windows* is vulnerable to a Current Working Directory (CWD) planting attack. The Linux* versions are not affected. Resolution To work around this problem, replace the “Nios II Command Shell.bat” Windows Batch File located in the <drive>:\<edition>\<version number>\nios2eds\, with the attached file below. This problem is fixed beginning with the Quartus® Prime Standard and Lite Edition Software version 25.1.Why does Nios® V processor design fail to compile during Analysis & Synthesis when the QSYS file is added into the Quartus® Prime project instead of the QIP file?
Description In the Quartus ® Prime Standard Edition software version 25.1, any Nios ® V processor designs might fail to compile during Analysis & Synthesis when the QSYS file is added into the Quartus ® Prime project. Here are the possible error messages that you might receive: Error (10170): Verilog HDL syntax error at niosv_cpp_fsm.sv(1418) near text: "'"; expecting ":", or "?", or binary operator. Error (10355): SystemVerilog Enumeration Type Declaration error at riscv.pkg.sv(1163): encoded value for element "MXL32" has width 32, which does not match the width of the enumeration's base type (2) Error (10835): SystemVerilog error at riscv.pkg.sv(149): no support for unions Error (16950): Verilog HDL error at : decimal constant 00000000000000010000000000000000 is too large, using 1874919424 instead Error (16814): Verilog HDL error at ... : unknown literal value 00000000000000010000000000000000 for parameter ... ignored This is because the Quartus ® Prime Standard Edition software version 25.1 has been updated to adhere to the software requirements below. This requirement is not mandatory in prior versions of the Quartus ® Prime Standard Edition software. Resolution To work around this problem in the Quartus ® Prime Standard Edition Software version 25.1, Remove the QSYS file from the project using the Remove Files in Project function. Add the QIP file to the project using the Add Files in Project function. Related Articles ERROR building simple NIOS® V Compact project Nios® V Synthesis Fails with Quartus® Prime 25.1 LiteWhy do I get a fatal error when creating an ALTPLL IP?
Description Due to a problem in the Quartus® Standard Edition Software version 23.1, you might see a fatal error when creating an ALTPLL IP Using the MegaWizard Plug-In Manager. Resolution To work around this problem, download and install the patches below for the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software version 23.1 Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v23.1 Patch 0.02std for Windows (.exe) Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v23.1 Patch 0.02std for Linux (.run) Readme for Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software v23.1 Patch 0.02std (.txt) This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future release of the Quartus® Prime Standard Edition Software.Why does the ASMI Parallel II IP or the Generic Quad SPI Controller II IP fail to access a QSPI flash memory device?
Description Due to a problem in multiple Quartus® Prime Pro Edition and Standard Edition software versions, the ASMI Parallel II IP or the Generic Quad SPI Controller II IP fails to access a Quad SPI flash memory device. The affected software versions are: Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software versions from 22.1 to 25.3 Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software versions from 22.1 to 24.1 Chronologically, Prior to version 22.1, the initial state of DATA[3:2] was high. For the affected software versions, the initial state of DATA[3:2] was incorrectly changed to Hi-Z. For reader’s information, some quad SPI flash memory devices support RESET or HOLD function on DATA[3] and WRITE_PROTECT function on DATA[2]. DATA pins can be known as DATA, DQ, IO, or SIO across different QSPI flash memory device vendors. This modification to Hi-Z is recognized as low, thus the active-low RESET, HOLD and WRITE_PROTECT functions are enabled. With these, they prevent the flash controller IP from gaining access to flash devices. Resolution DATA[3:2] must be kept high as the initial state. If the targeted flash device is the Active Serial configuration flash memory, this problem is fixed starting from, Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.3.1, and Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software version 25.1. Otherwise (i.e. generic-purpose flash memory or affected software version), please refer to the workarounds below. For affected software versions, Targeted Flash Device Workarounds Active Serial configuration flash memory Differentiated with: DATA[3:2] pins are assigned to dedicated AS_DATA[3:2] pins Disable dedicated Active Serial interface option is turned off The initial state of DATA[3:2] is Hi-Z. Add external pull-up registers to the I/O VCC voltage on DATA[3:2]. Internal weak pull-up resistor option is unavailable for dedicated AS_DATA pins. Generic-purpose flash memory Differentiated with: DATA[3:2] pins are assigned to generic I/O pins Disable dedicated Active Serial interface option is turned on The initial state of DATA[3:2] is Hi-Z. Add external pull-up registers to the I/O VCC voltage on DATA[3:2], or Enable internal weak pull-up resistor on DATA[3:2] pins in Quartus® design project After Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 25.3.1 and Quartus® Prime Standard Edition software version 25.1, Targeted Flash Device Workarounds Active Serial configuration flash memory Differentiated with: DATA[3:2] pins are assigned to dedicated AS_DATA[3:2] pins Disable dedicated Active Serial interface option is turned off The initial state of DATA[3:2] is reverted to high. No workaround is needed. Generic-purpose flash memory Differentiated with: DATA[3:2] pins are assigned to generic I/O pins Disable dedicated Active Serial interface option is turned on The initial state of DATA[3:2] is Hi-Z. Add external pull-up registers to the I/O VCC voltage on DATA[3:2], or Enable internal weak pull-up resistor on DATA[3:2] pins in Quartus® design project Related IP Cores ASMI Parallel II IP, Generic Quad SPI Controller II IP
