USB Blaster cannot be selected

[KarelSterckx]

If I execute the following sequence in Quartus Prime

1. Quartus Prime window -> Tools -> Programmer
2. The Programmer dialogue appears
3. On the left, underneath the menu bar, click Hardware Setup
4. In the Hardware Setup dialogue that appears, to the left of Currently Selected Hardware, select USB Blaster

The USB blaster is not there. What needs to be done to be able to select it?

[KarelSterckx]

USB driver Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller is installed and DE10-CV development board was switched on.

[NurAiman_M_Intel]

Hi,

Please try to uninstall and reinstalled the USB blaster driver. Make sure the driver is correctly installed.

Regards,

Aiman

[KarelSterckx]

 Thanks for your reply. The driver has been correctly installed. Hence, that is not the solution I am afraid.

[KarelSterckx]

Apologies, I was too hasty in my reply. In 'Control Panel' -> 'Printers and Devices' -> 'Bluetooth and Devices', under 'USB Blaster', it is mentioned that the 'Driver is unavailable'
Does anyone know where to download the driver?

[KarelSterckx]

I am using Windows 11.

[KarelSterckx · Accepted solution]

To my embarrassment, I accidentally found out that the driver is installed when the PC is rebooted with the development board switched on and connected to a USB port.

Anyway, perhaps someone may find this simple solution useful.

[NurAiman_M_Intel]

I’m glad that your question has been addressed, I now transition this thread to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.