Intel USB Blaster Driver Installation Instructions

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1. Make sure the USB blaster connector of the development board and your Host PC is connected with USB cable(Also the board is power up).
2. Open the Device Manager, and right-click on the USB-Blaster under the Other devices branch.
3. Select Update Driver Software.

   

4. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

   

5. Enter the location of the Quartus software USB-Blaster driver files directory (<Path to Quartus Prime installation>\drivers\usb-blaster) in the Search for driver software in this location field.

   

6. Click Next.
7. Close the Update Driver Software - Altera USB-Blaster successful installation notification.

   

8. The Device Manager now shows a new branch called Universal Serial Bus controllers with an Altera USB-Blaster II (JTAG interface) node.

   

9. Open the Quartus Prime Programmer. Within a few seconds, the ' branch displays two nodes: Altera USB-Blaster'.