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Home > Support > Design Software > Driver Installation Print This Page Subscribe to Email Altera Programming Cable Driver Information Some Altera® products require drivers. For example, the correct driver must be set up before you can use an Altera download cable or programming unit to program devices with the Quartus® II or MAX+PLUS® II software. All drivers are not available for download on this page. However, they are made available upon Quartus II software installation (<Quartus II installation directory>\drivers directory). Table 1 provides driver installation and set-up procedures for the Windows versions of the Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II software. Table 2 provides driver set-up procedures for the UNIX and Linux versions of the Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II software. Table 1. Windows Driver Information for Altera Hardware (1) Product Windows Vista (32/64-Bit) Windows XP (32/64-Bit) Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 98 EthernetBlaster Cable EthernetBlaster User Guide (PDF) Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware USB-Blaster™ Cable USB-Blaster User Guide (PDF) Install driver Install driver Not supported Install driver Not supported ByteBlaster™ II Cable ByteBlaster II User Guide (PDF) Install driver  (2) Install driver(2) Install driver Install driver Not supported ByteBlasterMV™ Cable ByteBlasterMV User Guide (PDF) Install driver  (2) Install driver(2) Install driver Install driver Quartus II setup MAX+PLUS II setup MasterBlaster™ Cable (USB Port) MasterBlaster User Guide (PDF) Install driver Install driver Not supported Install driver Install driver MasterBlaster Cable (Serial Port) MasterBlaster User Guide (PDF) Quartus II setup MAX+PLUS II setup Master Programming Unit (MPU & LP6 Card) Install driver Install driver Install driver Install driver MAX+PLUS II setup Altera Programming Unit (USB Port) Install driver Install driver Not supported Install driver Install driver BitBlaster™ Cable (Discontinued) BitBlaster Data Sheet (PDF) MAX+PLUS II setup T-Guard/Dongle Install driver No driver required (3) Note: Windows ME, Windows 95, and Windows 3.X operating systems are not supported by current versions of the Quartus II or MAX+PLUS II software, and Altera does not provide drivers for programming hardware for those versions of Windows. Windows Vista (64-bit) and Windows XP (64-bit) operating systems do not support ByteBlaster cables. A driver is required if the T-guard is connected to a parallel port other than LPT1. (Get additional information.) Table 2. Linux and UNIX Driver Information for Altera Hardware Product Linux (32/64-bit) Solaris HP-UX EthernetBlaster Cable EthernetBlaster User Guide (PDF) Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware Upgrade firmware USB-Blaster Cable USB-Blaster User Guide (PDF) Set port permissions Not supported Not supported ByteBlaster II Cable ByteBlaster II User Guide (PDF) Set port permissions Not supported Not supported ByteBlasterMV Cable ByteBlasterMV User Guide (PDF) Set port permissions Not supported Not supported MasterBlaster Cable (USB Port) MasterBlaster User Guide (PDF) Not supported Not supported Not supported MasterBlaster Cable (Serial Port) MasterBlaster User Guide (PDF) Quartus II setup MAX+PLUS II setup Master Programming Unit (MPU & LP6 Card) Not supported Not supported Not supported Altera Programming Unit (USB Port) Not supported Not supported Not supported BitBlaster Cable (Discontinued) BitBlaster Data Sheet (PDF) MAX+PLUS II setup T-Guard/Dongle Not supported Not supported Not supported Related Links Setting Up Programming Hardware in Quartus II Software Setting Up Programming Hardware in MAX+PLUS II Software Rate This Page

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