[hpsdr] From ALTERA: : Simple Procedure for Quickly Updating Firmware on Mercury, Pennylane and Other HPSDR Boards

[John Westmoreland]

HPSDR,

Use my USB Blaster all of the time.  I haven't had this problem.  I am
running Vista-64 w/11.1 SP2.

Maybe don't use the 'Chinese Clones' ???  Seems like you just 'buy'
yourself trouble and delay.

73's,
John
AJ6BC


On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Lester Veenstra <lester at veenstras.com>wrote:

> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>
>
> Product Sub-area: USB Blaster
>
> Version Found In: v11.1 Service Pack 1
>
> Device Family: MISC
>
> Title
>
> Why am I unable to see my USB-Blaster in a 64-bit version of the Quartus II
> software version 11.1 SP2?
>
> Description
>
> There is an issue in the 64-bit version of the Quartus® II software version
> 11.1 SP2 that installed the USB-Blaster™ driver on your Windows Vista, XP,
> or 7 64-bit machine. Due to this issue you will be unable to locate the
> USB-Blaster in the Quartus II software programmer.
>
> Workaround / Fix
>
> To correct this driver installation issue you will need to install patch
> 2.11 for the Quartus II 11.1sp2 software. If you are seeing this issue in
> Quartus II version 11.1sp1 you will first need to upgrade to Service Pack 2
> before installing the patch.
>
> Procedure for installing the patch:
>
> 1. Run <acds install directory>\quartus\bin\jtagserver --uninstall
>
> 2. Install patch
>
> 3. Run <acds install directory>\quartus\bin\jtagserver --install (if on
> 64-bit, run bin64\jtagserver)
>
> This issue only affects 64-bit versions of the Quartus II software. 32-bit
> installations are not affected.
>
> The following patch can be used to fix the issue in Quartus II 11.1 SP2:
>
> • Quartus II Software version 11.1 SP2 Patch 2.11 for Windows
>
> • Readme for the Quartus II software version 11.1 SP2 Patch 2.11
>
> This issue will be fixed in a future version of the Quartus II software.
>
>
>
> Lester B Veenstra  MØYCM K1YCM
>
>
> ============================================================================
> =============================
>
> Subject: RE: [hpsdr] Simple Procedure for Quickly Updating Firmware on
> Mercury, Pennylane and Other HPSDR Boards
>
>
>
> Bob:
>
>    Looks like time to open my problem to a wider audience, to recap:
>
>   Also trying to use the Chinese clones of the "USB BLASER"
>
> On a Windows 7 64 bit system
>
>
>
> Appear to have the drivers loaded ok from
>
> C:\altera\11.1sp2\qprogrammer\drivers\usb-blaser
>
>
>
>
>
> Control panel reports
>
> Altera USB-Blaser
>
> Port_#0004.Hub_#0005
>
> Altera 3/18/2011  2.8.14.0 Not digitally signed
>
> C:\Windows\syswow64\usbblstr32.dll FTDI Ltd 3.02.04
>
>
>
> Started up :  quartus-pgmw
>
> Click the "Hardware Setup" button:   Done
>
> "USB BLaster" should appear as a line in the Hardware Setup window that
> opens:   But it does not !
>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Lester B Veenstra  MØYCM K1YCM
>
> lester at veenstras.com
>
> m0ycm at veenstras.com
>
> k1ycm at veenstras.com
>
>
>
>
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