Cable and Adapter Drivers Information
Some Intel® 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 Intel® 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) |
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EthernetBlaster cable |
Not supported |
EthernetBlaster II cable |
Not supported |
Intel® FPGA Download Cable |
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Intel FPGA Download Cable II |
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ByteBlaster™ II cable |
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ByteBlasterMV™ cable (discontinued) |
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MasterBlaster™ cable (USB port) (discontinued) |
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MasterBlaster cable (serial port) (discontinued) |
Intel Quartus development software setup |
Master programming unit |
|
Altera programming unit (USB port) |
|
BitBlaster™ cable (discontinued) |
|
T-guard/dongle |
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 Intel 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 |
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EthernetBlaster cable |
Upgrade firmware |
Upgrade firmware |
Upgrade firmware |
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EthernetBlaster II cable |
Upgrade firmware |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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Intel FPGA Download Cable |
Not supported |
Not supported |
|||
Intel FPGA Download Cable II |
Not supported |
Not supported |
|||
ByteBlaster II cable |
Not supported |
Not supported |
|||
ByteBlasterMV cable (discontinued) |
Not supported |
Not supported |
|||
MasterBlaster cable (USB port) |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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MasterBlaster cable (serial port) (discontinued) |
Intel Quartus development software setup MAX+PLUS II software setup |
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Master programming unit (MPU and LP6 card) (discontinued) |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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Altera programming unit (USB port) (discontinued) |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
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BitBlaster cable (discontinued) |
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T-guard/dongle |
Not supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |