Quartus II has several editions, not all work with Cyclone II. Download the correct one from the link below if still available:
Decompress the downloaded TAR file. I used 7-zip to extract the files from it.
Install and run it. It looks as below when run first time:
Installing USB-Blaster Drivers
The Hobby Components Altera CPLD/FPGA USB Programmer uses the same drivers as shipped with Quartus, which are found here after installation of Quartus:
C:\altera\13.0sp1\quartus\drivers\usb-blaster
When connecting it the first time, Windows did recognise it as USB-Blaster, but doesn’t seem to have automatically installed the drivers. In Device Manager, it appears as below:
Going to properties of this device reports as below:
Click on “Update Driver…” to get to the following dialog:
Click on “Browse my computer for drivers”:
Click on Browse and go to the folder where the drivers are located:
Click “Next” button:
If you get Windows Security warning as below, click on “Install”:
At this point, Windows will start installing the drivers:
Click “Close” when installation is complete:
Now, in the properties it should say that the device is working properly and it will appear in Device Manager as Altera USB-Blaster.
Selecting USB-Blaster as Programmer in Quartus II
Click on Programmer in Tools menu:
Click on Hardware Setup…:
Change “Currently selected hardware to “USB-Blaster (USB-0)” from “No Hardware”:
Click close after selecting USB-Blaster:
Connecting the FPGA
Connect a 5V power source to the FPGA board, and connect the USB-Blaster / Programmer to the FPGA’s JTAG header as well. Now click on Auto Detect, and it should appear as below:
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