Setting up Programming Hardware in MAX+PLUS® II Software

Product Discontinuance Notifications

Intel has discontinued the Quartus® II and MAX+PLUS® II Software. More details are available at Quartus® II and MAX+PLUS® II Software product discontinuance notifications and list of discontinued additional software.

Drivers are required for some Intel® FPGA programming hardware. If you have not already done so, check the cable and adapter drivers information to determine whether a driver is required. If a driver is required, install it before continuing with the steps below.

Hardware Setup 

  1. Start the MAX+PLUS II software.
  2. Choose Programmer from the MAX+PLUS II menu. The programmer window will open. Note: If you get a message saying "Programming hardware is not installed" click OK.
  3. Choose Hardware Setup from the Options menu.
  4. Choose the appropriate programming cable or programming hardware from the Hardware Type drop-down list. If necessary, choose the appropriate I/O address, RS-232 port, baud rate, or parallel port as well.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Your programming hardware is now set up.

For detailed information about how to program Intel FPGA devices, refer to the MAX+PLUS II Help.

 

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