Altera Quartus II 8.1 Web Edition [Windows] Free Download
Betty Neyhart
I have been working on Altera DE2i-150 FPGA board for a project. So just wanted to check if the board works or not , I have compiled a 4 bit adder in Quartus II Version 13.1 in windows 10. The USB Blaster driver was installed successfully and for the first time usage I could see all the LEDs blinking and LCD Displaying showing welcome message and all. When I try to program the FPGA in Programmer under tools option, I am getting failed message showing in Progress section the screenshot of which I had attached below. And the LEDs had stopped blinking . Since I am new to FPGA it would be highly helpful if someone suggested methods and techniques to rectify the error in a detailed manner asap.
That screenshot looks more like it's from Microsoft Word than a version of Quartus. Something is clearly messed up. I'd uninstall and trash the altera folder or wherever you installed Quartus and download and reinstall, perhaps a newer version if possible.
In my coming course, I will be using intel Quartus Prime Lite, version 20.1.1, CAD SW, and I do not have a windows laptop, what will be a good choice and (less hectic for me to install) on Macbook Pro M1 14 inch 2021?
Here is my problem. After connecting the USB Blaster to my Win7 computer for the first time and installing the driver from altera\11.1sp2\quartus\drivers, the USB Blaster shows up in the control panel as "USB-Blaster(Altera)" but Quartus II doesn't show it in the Programmer's Hardware Setup page.
In troubleshooting, I also tried installing the same version of Quartus II and the USB blaster on my Win10 laptop, but the driver isn't signed for win10 so I dropped that approach. Back on the Win7 computer I tried using the command prompt to open altera\11.2sp2\quartus\bin\jtagconfig.exe and saw it read out the message "No JTAG hardware available".
I just encountered this problem on Windows 11 64-bit. I ran the command "C:\intelFPGA_lite\22.1std\quartus\bin64>quartus_pgm.exe -l", which should list available programmers, and it said "No JTAG hardware available". I tried solutions listed here. None worked. The registry key suggested isn't there on W11 either.
Find \quartus\drivers\ (Note 1: Your altera file is located at the location you selected when you first installed quartus. The location listed in this document is the default location) (Note 2: Stop at the drivers folder, i.e., do NOT go deeper by opening a folder within the drivers folder. This is important.) Select OK.
I don't think I had to restart, but you might have to. Try running C:\intelFPGA_lite\22.1std\quartus\bin64>quartus_pgm.exe -l again, and see if the device is listed. It was for me "1) USB-Blaster [USB-0]".
I heard they redesigned the gui with Qt since 12.0, and since Qt is portable across platforms it should much stable compared to before 12 release. I use Windows 7 and seems pretty stable except for some stability issues related to while running signaltap/nios debug. I was not able to use on my linux machine since I have a USB dongle (sentinel) for my subscription key and never got the drivers to work with my Ubuntu. So I would say windows for a better experience.
Small note on the ModelSim-Intel FPGA edtion: as of March 2021 (release nr. 21.1) the Lite edition no longer shows ModelSim as a separate download. I guess that has to do with the following: ://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software/programmable/quartus-prime/model-sim.html
The device should now be recognized inside your virtual Windows 7 installation and you can install the drivers for it. There is no separate download for the USB Blaster drivers for Windows 7. They are provided with the Quartus II installation files and you will need install them manually. The default location of the drivers is C:\altera\13.0sp1\quartus\drivers. Go to your device manager, right click on the recognized device and select Update driver software. Select this folder, click on Next and the drivers should get installed on your virtual Windows 7 system.
Note: Under linux, for the programmer to connect, do the following asroot once the programmer is plugged into the computer:
From your Quartus II binary directory, (i.e. where the quartusexecutable is located), run
General Information Two Altera applications are available, either or both of which can be installed onyour PC using copies of the CD's on the X: drive:
Quartus II, version 3.0 Max Plus II, version 10.2 There is also a set of VHDL simulation libs for ModelSim which can be installed Setting up a client PC: Install on local drive from the X: (pub) drive Install Quartus II, version 3.0 The contents of the CD's are on the Pub 'X:' drive. Begin with folder: X:\Applications\Supported\Altera\QuartusII\3.0\CD.
- Double-click on the 'install.exe' program in that folder.
- In the "Quartus II Install CD" menu, You are prompted to select one of three options. Select "Install Quartus II and Related Software".
- In the "Quartus II 3.0 Setup" menu, check "Quartus II 3.0" and "ModelSim-Altera".You can also decide later to install the "ModelSim-Altera" package, as described belowin the ModelSim section.
- Agree to the license conditions.
- Fill in your User Name, etc.
- Browse to the local Folder where you want to install the Quartus II application.
- Likewise for the Tutorial files.
- In the next menu, select either "Full Install" or "Custom", as you wish.
- In the next "Select Program Folder" menu, enter the name you would like for thePrograms Folder entry, for example: "Altera Quartus II 3.0"
- After a final mouse click, the installation proceeds.
- After the installation completes, you are prompted to insert the ModelSim-AlteraCD, in case you selected to install it at the beginning. Otherwise, you now only needto make sure the licensing is set up.
- If not already done earlier: Set up the reference to the license file
- Double-click on the 'autorun.exe' program.
- In the initial "Max Plus II Install CD" menu, select option "Full/Custom/Flexlm Server". Select "Install Quartus II and Related Software".
- The next several menu screens are self-explanatory.
- In the "Setup Type" menu, select option "Full Installation", unless you knowhow to pick and choose items for the "Custom Installation".
- In the "Choose Destination Location" menu, browse to the local Folder where you want to install the Max Plus II application.
- Likewise for the "working directory".
- Likewise for the "ACCESS Key Guidelines" directory".
- In the next "Select Program Folder" menu, enter the name you would like for thePrograms Folder entry, for example: "Altera Max Plus II 10.2"
- After a final mouse click, the installation proceeds.
- After the installation completes, you now only need to make sure the licensing is set up. Set up the reference to the license file
- Double-click on the "modelsim-altera.exe" installation program.
- After a little while, the first "Welcome" screen comes up, in which you clickon 'Next'.
- After agreeing to the license conditions, the "Choose Destination Location" menuappears, where you can browse to the local installation Folder of your choice.
- In the next "Select Program Folder" menu, enter the name you would like for thePrograms Folder entry, for example: "Altera ModelSim-Altera 5.7c"
- After a final mouse click, the installation proceeds.
- After the installation completes, the "Select Components" menu appears, inwhich you are prompted to select the location of the license. Select "get its licensefrom a remote machine".
- In the next "Question" menu, you can decide whether you would like a Modelsim shortcuton your desktop. The following menu asks you whether you would like the ModelSimexecutable added to your PATH environment variable. Choose 'yes' or 'no' as you thinkbest for your needs.
- You now only need to make sure the licensing is set up. Set up the reference to the license file
- Log in as the local Administrator.
- Get to the area: Start/Settings/Control Panel
- Double-click on the 'System' icon.
- In the control panel select tab 'environment'.
- Set System variable 'LM_LICENSE_FILE' to include an entry for the Altera license as follows:
- If the variable is already set, but does not include the following path,add the following entry to the beginning of the list of other entries, preceded by ';', otherwise initialize the list of values with:'1700@sunlics1;1700@sunlics2;1700@sunlics3'
- Click on 'Set', then on 'Apply', then on 'OK'
You may want to adjust your $PATH variable to include the quartus/bin subdirectory of the installation directory (although I use aliases with absolute paths as described below) and try running Quartus
Now you need to tell the software what type of device you willbe using. First select Device Family to be Cyclone IVE. Under AvailableDevices select EP4CE115F29C7. If you look on the DE2 board, youwillnotice that this is the name and device of the Altera chip. The windowshould look like this.
Next, you must provide Quartus with your test bench module name(tutorialtb) and the location and name of the file. To do this, selectthe "Compile test bench:" settings (under NativeLink settings) andclick on the "Test Benches..." button. A window will open, click New.In the "Test bench name" field, enter "tutorialtb". The "Top levelmodule in test bench" field willautomatically fill. In the "test bench files" field, browse for yourfile tutorialtb.v and add it to the list. Keep all the other settingsas they are. Click OK, saving the windows. Yoursettings window should now look like this: