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#Altera quartus ii programmer install
#Altera quartus ii programmer driver

That corresponds to the red stripe on the ribbon cable. Pin 1 is marked with a white dot on the board. The programming cable connects to CN34, the 2x5 header connector on the bottom of the B1-test board. The wire goes from pin 10 of CN34 (on the bottom of the board) to a nearby ground point, as shown. Jumper wire to make that ground connection. For reliable programming, you have to add a The preB test boards are missing a ground connection on the programming header.

#Altera quartus ii programmer install

If you have Quartus II Web Edition installed and want to program the device without having to install the license, you can launch the programmer simply by executing \\bin\quartus_pgmw.exe.

#Altera quartus ii programmer driver

Install the driver for the programming cable according to the instructions in - Chapter 1, Software Setup section. Then run the installed program and tell it the location of your license file when it asks. (Feel free to bitch and moan about this cumbersome process everybody else has done so and you might as well get in on the fun.)ĭownload the Web Edition installer and run it. Save that attachment to disk you'll need it later. When you get through the procedure, you'll get an email message with a license file attachment. You have to fill out a contact form and complete a survey. There is a link on that page that gets you to the license dance.

If you want to be able to compile for a design, in addition to downloading the Web Edition installer, you also have to get a license.

If you like to get on the fun of designing and compiling an FPGA, you can get Altera's "Quartus II Web Edition" software from.

Install the driver for the programming cable according to the instructions in

If you only need to program the FPGA, you only need Altera's "Quartus II Programmer" software from ĭownload the the installer and run it.

You have the parallel port version of the Altera programming cable (there is a USB version, but I have the parallel port version so that is what I can document).

You have Windows (Linux and Solaris versions of the programming software exist, but require an Altera subscription).