1–6 Chapter 1: Setting Up the USB-Blaster Download Cable
Software Setup
USB-Blaster Download Cable User Guide © April 2009 Altera Corporation
For Red Hat Enterprise 5
1. Create a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules and add the following
lines to it. Take note that after #USB-Blaster, all code must be in one line.
# USB-Blaster
BUS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="09fb", SYSFS{idProduct}=="6001",
MODE="0666", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'K=%k; K=$${K#usbdev}; printf
/proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $${K%%%%.*} $${K#*.}'", RUN+="/bin/chmod 0666
%c"
2. Complete your installation by setting up the programming hardware in the
Quartus II software as described in the “Setting Up the USB-Blaster Hardware in
the Quartus II Software”.
f For more information about USB-Blaster driver installation, refer to
www.altera.com/support/software/drivers.
Setting Up the USB-Blaster Hardware in the Quartus II Software
Use the following steps to set up the USB-Blaster hardware in the Quartus II software:
1. Start the Quartus II software.
2. Choose Programmer (Tools menu).
3. Click Hardware Setup. The Hardware Settings tab of the Hardware Setup dialog
box is displayed (Figure 1–2).
4. From the drop-down menu, select USB-Blaster [USB-0] (Figure 1–2).
5. Click Close to close the Hardware Setup dialog box.
6. In the Mode list, select the desired mode (Programmer window). Table 1–1
describes each mode.
1 The USB-Blaster supports the Joint Test Action Group (JTAG), Passive Serial
Programming, and Active Serial modes.
Figure 1–2. Hardware Setup Dialog Box
