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https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/documentation/esc1425946071433.html

Win10

Quartus Prime

  1. Download Quartus Software
  2. Run installer executable <product>-<version>.exe (e.g. QuartusLiteSetup-20.1.1.720-windows.exe)
    1. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard
  3. Download device support you need
    1. Available device support for Quartus Prime Edition 20.4: https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/20.4/?edition=pro&platform=window → Individual Files → Devices
      • Agliex (license required)
      • Arria 10 (license required)
      • Cyclone 10 GX (free, no license file required)
      • Diamond Mesa (license required)
      • Stratix 10 (license required)
    2. Available device support for Quartus Prime Edition 20.1.1 (free) : https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/20.1.1/?edition=lite&platform=windows → Individual Files → Devices
      • Arria II
      • Cyclone IV
      • Cyclone 10 LP
      • Cyclone V
      • MAX II, MAX V
      • MAX 10 FPGA
  4. Launch Device Installer from WIndows Start Menu
    1. Follow the instructions of the device installer wizard
  5. Install Arrow USB Blaster driver for Trenz boards: Arrow USB Programmer

Nios II EDS

NIos II EDS is included in Quartus Prime software, but there are additional requirements for using it:

  • Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
  • Installing Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS

Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL):

  • Note:
    • Windows* 10 build version 16215.0 or higher is the recommended operating system version.
    • Install only WSL1. WSL2 is not supported by Nios II EDS.
  1. Open PowerShell as Administrator

    1. Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart

    2. Enable virtual machine feature: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

  2. Restart your PC to complete the installation.
  3. Install Linux distribution Ubuntu18.04 LTS for WSL
    1. Download Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: https://aka.ms/wsl-ubuntu-1804
    2. Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:  Add-AppxPackage <download_path_tolinux_distribution>\<app_name>.appx
    3. Launch Ubuntu18.04 from Windows Start Menu and follow instructions
    4. Install additional packages
      • sudo apt update
      • sudo apt upgrade
      • sudo apt install wsl
      • sudo apt install dos2unix
      • sudo apt install make

For more information see: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/documentation/esc1425946071433.html#puq1561069548076 

Install Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS:

Eclipse IDE must be installed manually as it is not included in Quartus Prime software.

  1. Download CDT 8.8.1 which is Eclipse C/C++ IDE for Mars.2: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/technology/epp/downloads/release/mars/2/eclipse-cpp-mars-2-win32-x86_64.zip
  2. Extract the downloaded file and rename the <download_path>/eclipse folder to <download_path>/eclipse_nios2
  3. Copy and paste <quartus_installation_path>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip to <download_path>
  4. Extract <download_path>/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip → the Extraction overrides files in <download_path>/eclipse_nios2
  5. To verfiy the correct extraction you should see <download_path>/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file
  6. Copy and paste <download_path>/eclipse_nios2 to <quartus_installation_path>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2
  7. Launch "Nios II Software Build Tools for Eclipse"

For more information see: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/programmable/documentation/lro1419794938488.html#zyy1556500180085


Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS #####todo

Quartus Prime

  1. Open Terminal and install required libraries:
    • sudo apt-get install libc6:i386
    • sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386
    • sudo apt-get install libxtst6:i386
    • sudo apt-get install libxft2:i386
    • sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386
    • sudo apt-get install libc6-dev-i386
    • sudo apt-get install lib32z1
    • sudo apt-get install lib32ncurses5
    • sudo apt-get install lib32bz2-1.
    • sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/libpng12
    • sudo apt-get update
    • sudo apt-get install libpng12
  2. Download Quartus Software
  3. Run installer executable <product>-<version>.exe (e.g. QuartusLiteSetup-20.1.1.720-windows.exe)
    1. Follow the instructions of the installation wizard
  4. Download device support you need
    1. Available device support for Quartus Prime Edition 20.4: https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/20.4/?edition=pro&platform=window
      • Agliex (license required)
      • Arria 10 (license required)
      • Cyclone 10 GX (free, no license file required)
      • Diamond Mesa (license required)
      • Stratix 10 (license required)
    2. Available device support for Quartus Prime Edition 20.1.1 (free) : https://fpgasoftware.intel.com/20.1.1/?edition=lite&platform=windows
      • Arria II
      • Cyclone IV
      • Cyclone 10 LP
      • Cyclone V
      • MAX II, MAX V
      • MAX 10 FPGA
  5. Launch Device Installer from WIndows Start Menu
    1. Follow the instructions of the device installer wizard
  6. Install Arrow USB Blaster driver for Trenz boards: Arrow USB Programmer