Article ID: 000087354 Content Type: Install & Setup Last Reviewed: 12/04/2024

Update Driver Software - USB-Blaster Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device

Environment

    Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition

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Description

Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 17.0 and 17.1, you may see this dialog when you install the driver software for the FPGA Download Cable (formally the USB-Blaster).

Resolution

Install the driver from the drivers folder of version 17.0 or 17.1 of the Quartus Prime Standard Edition or Stand-alone Quartus® Prime Programmer and Tools Standard Edition instead.

  1. Install the Quartus® Prime Standard edition or stand-alone Quartus® Prime Programmer and Tools Standard edition.
  2. Open Device Manager of Windows OS.
  3. Select Altera USB-Blaster under Universal Serial Bus controllers or USB-Blaster under Other devices
  4. Choose Update Driver Software from Action menu
  5. Choose Browse my computer for driver software on Update Driver Software - USB-Blaster window
  6. Click Browse button, specify the following driver location and click Next button
    <Quartus Prime Standard edition install folder>\quartus\drivers
    or
    <Stand-alone Quartus Prime Programmer and Tools Standard edition install folder>\qprogrammer\drivers
  7. Click Close button when you see "Windows has successfully update your driver software" dialog.

This problem is scheduled to be fixed in a future version of Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software.

Related Products

This article applies to 2 products

Intel® Programmable Devices
Intel® FPGA Download Cable PL-USB-BLASTER-RCN

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