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Chapter 4
Software Installation
This chapter will walk you through each step to install the kit on your PC and bring
up the board correctly. Users must ensure that all required software (QuartusII,
NIOSII, Project files, and DE2 Control Panel) are installed properly so that we can
proceed to the next chapters where we are doing many lab demonstrations.
4-1
Install Quartus II
You need Quartus II installed on your PC to use DE2 board. Please refer to
“Installing the Quartus II Software” in the Quartus II Installation & Licensing
Manual for PCs, which is included on the DE2 Development Kit CD-ROM, for the
software installation instructions.
Install Quartus II Web Edition using the QuartusII CD-ROM in the kit.
Log on to the Altera web site at www.altera.com/licensing.
Click “Quartus II Web Edition Software” and follow the instructions to
request your license. A license file is e-mailed to you.
Follow the instructions in the “Specifying the License File” in the Quartus II
Installation & Licensing Manual for PCs, included on the DE2 Development
Kit CD-ROM.
4-2
Connecting the USB Cable to the Board - USB Blaster
Installation
Do the following steps to install both power and USB blaster programming
capabilities for DE2 board.
Connect your USB-Blaster download cable to the DE2 board.
The Found New Hardware wizard may open and prompt you to install a new
hardware driver. Close the wizard.
Verify the USB-Blaster driver is located in the Quartus II directory:\<Quartus
II directory>\drivers\usb-blaster. If the driver is not in your directory,
download the USB-Blaster driver from the Altera web site.