3.2.1 Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 4 or Earlier Versions
1.
Add the following lines to the /etc/hotplug/usb.usermap file.
#
# Altera USB-Blaster
#
usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6001 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
0x0
usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6002 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
0x0
usbblaster 0x03 0x09fb 0x6003 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0 0x0
0x0
2.
Create a file named /etc/hotplug/usb/usbblaster and add the following
lines to it.
#!/bin/sh
# USB-Blaster hotplug script
# Allow any user to access the cable
chmod 666 $DEVICE
3. Make the file executable.
4. Complete your installation by setting up the programming hardware in the Quartus
Prime software as described in the following section.
3.2.2 Installing on Red Hat Enterprise 5
1.
Create a file named /etc/udev/rules.d/51-usbblaster.rules and add the
following lines to it. Ensure that all code after #USB-Blaster 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
Prime software.
3.3 Setting up the USB Download Cable Hardware in the Quartus
Prime Software
1. Launch the Quartus Prime software.
2. Click Tools > Programmer.
3. Click Hardware Setup.
3 Using the USB Download Cable
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Figure 4. Hardware Setup Dialog Box
The Hardware Settings tab of the Hardware Setup dialog box is displayed.
4. From the Currently selected hardware drop-down list, select USB-Blaster
[USB-0].
5. Click Close to close the Hardware Setup dialog box.
6. In the Programmer window, select the desired programming mode from the
Mode drop-down list.
Table 10. Programming Modes
Mode Description
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) Programs or configures all supported Intel devices except EPCS, EPCQ, and
EPCQ-L devices.
In-Socket Programming USB-Blaster does not support this programming mode.
Passive Serial Configures all supported Intel devices except EPCS, EPCQ, and EPCQ-L devices.
Active Serial Programming Programs a single EPCS, EPCQ, or EPCQ-L device.
3.4 Connecting the USB Download Cable to the Board
1. Disconnect the power cable from the device board.
2. Connect the USB Download Cable to your PC.
3. Plug the USB Download Cable into the 10-pin header on the device board.
3 Using the USB Download Cable
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Figure 5. Connection to the Device Board
4. Connect the power cable to the device board.
The Found New Hardware wizard may open and prompt you to install a new
hardware driver. Close the wizard and follow the steps provided in subsequent
sections to install the hardware driver.
5. To disconnect the USB Download Cable from the device board, follow these steps
to ensure that the cable is not damaged.
a. Remove power from the device board.
b. Unplug the USB Download Cable from the board.
c. Unplug the USB Download Cable from your PC.
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