USB-Blaster - error while programming NIOS II

antibalda · ‎12-13-2020

Hi community,

I am newbie in FPGA.

I have Cyclone IV kit from rzrd.net with USB-Blaster cable. It worked fine to yesterday. After windows update I have problem with downloading program to FPGA and to NIOS II (yes, I use NIOS II processor).

Error message in Eclipse is :

There are no JTAG cables available on your system which match the --cable option you provided (USB-Blaster on localhost [USB-1]).

Of course, The Quartus Programmer doesn't see the USB-Blaster.

Hovewer, after restart the Windows, I can download the program to FPGA only once - this is successfull. After this successfully download, i dont use USB-Blaster for other times. I dont undestand it.

What I try :

Reinstall Quartus Prime IDE - no effect. (I use version 18.1).

Reinstall USB-Blaster drivers - no effect.

Try "Windows Recovery" to previous date - no effect.

Try other USB-Blaster - it same like first USB-Blaster (same error).

On other PC (without Update from Microsoft), all work fine.

Please, help me, how to fix it on my main PC.

Thank you very much.

YuanLi_S_Intel · ‎12-13-2020

Hi,

The error is due to USB blaster are not detected. Have you try the following setting on windows?

https://www.intel.com/content/altera-www/global/en_us/index/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/component/2019/why-does-an-intel-fpga-download-cable-or-an-intel-fpga-download-.html

Thank You