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

[Bob G Mahrenholz]

Lester,
Try this:

1. Turn on computer.(Blaster unplugged)
2. Plug Blaster into its USB port.
3. Start quartus-pgmw
4. When you get the Programmer window, Set "Mode:"(at top right of window) to "Active Serial Programming".
5. Click "Hardware Setup" at top left of window.
6. A "Hardware Setup" window should appear with "USB-Blaster" listed for "Hardware".
7. Double click "USB-Blaster" and then click "Close". Do not click "Add Hardware..."
8. "USB-Blaster [USB-0]" should appear after "Hardware Setup..." at the top of the original Programmer Window.
9. Continue on to Add File that has the .pof file in it per my original instructions.

Hope this works for you.
Bob




-----Original Message-----
>From: Lester Veenstra <lester at veenstras.com>
>Sent: Mar 30, 2012 5:51 PM
>To: lester at veenstras.com, 'Bob G Mahrenholz' <bobm at edge.net>
>Cc: "'HPSDR (open)'" <hpsdr at openhpsdr.org>
>Subject: RE: From ALTERA: : [hpsdr] Simple Procedure for Quickly Updating Firmware on	Mercury, Pennylane and Other HPSDR Boards
>
>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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