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Some Altera® products require drivers. You must set up the correct drivers before using those products. For example, to use an Intel download cable or programming unit to program devices with the Quartus® Prime software, you must first set up the correct driver.
Note: Some cable drivers are not available for download on this page. They are available after you install the Intel Quartus Prime software in the <Quartus Prime Installation Directory>\drivers directory.
Table 1 provides driver installation and set-up procedures for the Windows* versions of the Intel Quartus Prime software. Table 2 provides driver set-up procedures for Linux* and UNIX* versions.
Drivers for the legacy MAX+PLUS® II software are included with the software setup.
| Product | Windows 10/ Windows 8/ Windows 7/ Windows Vista (32-/64-Bit) |
|---|---|
| EthernetBlaster cable EthernetBlaster Communications Cable User Guide | Not supported |
| EthernetBlaster II cable EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable User Guide | Not supported |
| Altera® FPGA Download Cable Altera FPGA Download Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| Altera FPGA Download Cable II Altera Download Cable II User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| ByteBlaster™ II cable ByteBlaster II Download Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| ByteBlasterMV™ cable (discontinued) ByteBlasterMV Download Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| MasterBlaster™ cable (USB port) (discontinued) MasterBlaster Serial/USB Communications Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| MasterBlaster cable (serial port) (discontinued) MasterBlaster Serial/USB Communications Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| Master programming unit (MPU and LP6 card) (discontinued) | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| Altera programming unit (USB port) | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| BitBlaster™ cable (discontinued) BitBlaster Serial Download Cable data sheet | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
| T-guard/dongle | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide |
Notes:
- Windows ME, Windows 95, and Windows 3.X operating systems are not supported by current versions of Intel software, and Intel does not provide drivers for programming hardware for those versions of Windows.
- Windows 7 (64 bit), Windows Vista (64 bit) and Windows XP (64 bit) operating systems do not support ByteBlaster cables.
- To use the Altera FPGA Download Cable II on Windows XP, you must update Windows XP to SP2 or later.
- 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 Intel FPGA Hardware
| Product | Linux (32-/64-Bit) | Solaris | HP-UX |
|---|---|---|---|
| EthernetBlaster cable EthernetBlaster Communications Cable User Guide | Upgrade firmware | Upgrade firmware | Upgrade firmware |
| EthernetBlaster II cable EthernetBlaster II Communications Cable User Guide | Upgrade firmware | Not supported | Not supported |
| Altera FPGA Download Cable Altera FPGA Download Cable User Guide | Set port permissions | Not supported | Not supported |
| Altera FPGA Download Cable II | Set port permissions | Not supported | Not supported |
| ByteBlaster II cable ByteBlaster II Download Cable User Guide | Set port permissions | Not supported | Not supported |
| ByteBlasterMV cable (discontinued) | Set port permissions | Not supported | Not supported |
| ByteBlasterMV Download Cable User Guide | |||
| MasterBlaster cable (USB port) MasterBlaster Serial/USB Communications Cable User Guide | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| MasterBlaster cable (serial port) (discontinued) MasterBlaster Communications Cable User Guide | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide | ||
| Master programming unit (MPU and LP6 card) (discontinued) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| Altera programming unit (USB port) (discontinued) | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
| BitBlaster cable (discontinued) BitBlaster Serial Download Cable data sheet | Cables and Adapter Driver Installation Guide | ||
| T-guard/dongle | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |