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SignalTap II Logic Analyzer - Quartus II - Cyclone IV

Altera_Forum
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‎10-08-2012 06:55 PM
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Hi, 

 

I'm trying to use the SignalTap II Logic Analyzer (configuring it on MegaWizard Quartus Plugin) to use on a Cyclone IV. My quartus license is a little old (subscription 7.0 - Full Version). But when I reach the stage to select my device family, I can't find Cyclone IV at the list of Quartus II 7.0. 

 

I downloaded a newer version of Quartus II (10.0) and I'm using the web edition license. At this version I can find the Cyclone IV device. But the web edition license doesn't have support for SignalTap II Logic Analyzer. To use Signal Tap Analyzer, with web edition license, I have to enable the TalkBack feature (as Quartus II prompts when I try to create the signal tap). However, even with the TalkBack feature enabled, I can't use the Signal Tap Analyzer. 

 

Does anyone have any idea about that? Am I configuring TalkBack correctly (just checked the checkbox)?  

 

Also, I do have a development kit (terASIC - DE2 - 115), there is no way to use this development kit as an provisory license to use the signal tap (or any other kind of feature)? 

 

Thanks in advance. 

Rafael Kioji
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Altera_Forum
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‎10-08-2012 11:13 PM
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Quartus 9.1 was the earliest version that supported the Cyclone IV line of parts. 

 

The web-edition signaltap should work just fine in Quartus 10.0 with talkback turned on. So long as you ran tb2_install.exe and checked the option, it should be enabled. 

 

I am running Q10.1 with talkback and have had little issues with signaltap for use with Cyclone IV. 

 

Try re-running tb2_install.exe again. If this does not work, I'm out of ideas. 

 

Good luck.
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