- Created by Thomas Dück, last modified on 18 09, 2023
This is a short step-by-step guide on how to install Intel Development Tools on WinOS and LinuxOS.
Win10
Quartus Prime Software - Windows
- Download Quartus Software
- Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4 (all parts): Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Windows - Download → Individual Files → Intel Quartus Prime (includes Nios II EDS) / Intel Quartus Prime Pro Edition Part 2
- Quartus Prime Lite Edition 22.1.2 (Free): Quartus Prime Lite 22.1.2 for Windows - Download → Individual Files → Intel Quartus Prime (includes Nios II EDS)
- Run installer executable <product>-<version>-windows.exe (e.g. QuartusLiteSetup-22.1std.2.922-windows.exe)
- Follow the instructions of the installation wizard
- Download device support you need
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4: Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Windows - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
- Agliex (license required)
- Arria 10 (license required)
- Cyclone 10 GX (free, no license file required)
- eASIC™ N5X (license required)
- Stratix 10 (license required)
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Lite Edition 22.1.2 (free) : Quartus Prime Lite 22.1.2 for Windows - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
- Arria II
- Cyclone IV
- Cyclone 10 LP
- Cyclone V
- MAX II, MAX V
- MAX 10 FPGA
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4: Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Windows - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
- Launch Device Installer from WIndows Start Menu to install device support
- Follow the instructions of the device installer wizard
- Install Arrow USB Blaster driver for Trenz boards: Arrow USB Programmer
Nios II EDS - Windows
NIos II EDS is included in Quartus Prime software, but there are additional requirements for using it:
- Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) (required from version Quartus Prime Lite Edition 19.1 and Quartus Prime Pro Edition 19.2)
- Installing Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS (required from version Nios II EDS v19.1)
Install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
- Recommended operating system version:
- Windows* 10 build version 18362.1256 or higher
- Windows* 11 build version 22000.1219 or higher
- Install only WSL1. WSL2 is not supported by Nios II EDS.
- Open PowerShell as Administrator
Enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
Enable virtual machine feature:
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart
- Restart your PC to complete the installation.
- Install Linux distribution Ubuntu18.04 LTS for WSL
Open PowerShell as Administrator and run:
wsl --install --distribution Ubuntu-18.04
- Launch Ubuntu18.04 from Windows Start Menu and follow instructions
Install additional packages:
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt install wsl sudo apt install dos2unix sudo apt install make sudo apt install build-essential
For more information see: Installing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on Windows
Install Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS - Windows
Starting with Nios II EDS v19.1 the Eclipse IDE must be installed manually as it is not included in Quartus Prime software.
- Download CDT 8.8.1 which is Eclipse C/C++ IDE for Mars.2: eclipse-cpp-mars-2-win32-x86_64.zip
- Extract the downloaded file and rename the <download_path>/eclipse folder to <download_path>/eclipse_nios2
- Copy and paste <quartus_installation_path>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip to <download_path>
- Extract <download_path>/eclipse_nios2_plugins.zip → the Extraction overrides files in <download_path>/eclipse_nios2
- To verfiy the correct extraction you should see <download_path>/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file
- Copy and paste <download_path>/eclipse_nios2 to <quartus_installation_path>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2
- Now you can launch "Nios II Software Build Tools for Eclipse"
For more information see: Nios II Developer Handbook#3.1. Installing Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS
RiscFree IDE for Intel FPGAs- Windows
- Download RiscFree IDE Software
- RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.4: Ashling RiscFree IDE 22.4 for Windows - Download → Additional Software → Stand-Alone Software → Ashling RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs
- RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.1.2: RiscFree IDE 22.1 for Windows - Download → Additional Software → Stand-Alone Software → RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.1std.2.922
- Run installer executable RiscFreeSetup-<version>-windows.exe (e.g. RiscFreeSetup-22.1std.2.922-windows.exe)
- Follow the instructions of the installation wizard
For more Information see: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/730783/22-4/installation-and-setup.html
Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Quartus Prime Software - Linux
- Open Terminal
Install required libraries:
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/libpng12 sudo apt update sudo apt install libc6:i386 libncurses6:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxft2:i386 libstdc++6:i386 \ libc6-dev-i386 lib32z1 libncurses5 libbz2-1.0:i386 libpng12-0 libqt5xml5 \ liblzma-dev libcanberra-gtk-module
- Download Quartus Software
- Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4 (all parts): Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Linux - Download → Individual Files → Quartus Prime (includes Nios II EDS) / Quartus Prime Pro Edition Part 2
- Quartus Prime Lite Edition 22.1.2 (Free): Quartus Prime Lite 22.1.2 for Linux - Download → Individual Files → Intel Quartus Prime (includes Nios II EDS)
Run command:
sudo chmod +x <download_path>/<product>-<version>-linux.run
Run installer executable (e.g. QuartusLiteSetup-22.1std.2.922-linux.run) and follow the instructions of the installation wizard:
<download_path>/<product>-<version>-linux.run
- Download device support you need
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4: Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Linux - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
- Agliex (license required)
- Arria 10 (license required)
- Cyclone 10 GX (free, no license file required)
- eASIC™ N5X (license required)
- Stratix 10 (license required)
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Lite Edition 22.1.2 (free) : Quartus Prime Lite 22.1.2 for Linux - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
- Arria II
- Cyclone IV
- Cyclone 10 LP
- Cyclone V
- MAX II, MAX V
- MAX 10 FPGA
- Available device support for Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4: Quartus Prime Pro 22.4 for Linux - Device Support → Individual Files → Devices
Launch Quartus Prime with
#Quartus Prime Pro Edition 22.4 path/to/intelFPGA_pro/22.4/quartus/bin/quartus #Quartus Prime Lite Edition 22.1.2 path/to/intelFPGA_lite/22.1std/quartus/bin/quartus
- Click 'Tools → Install Devices' to install device support
- Follow the instructions of the device installer wizard
- Install Arrow USB Blaster driver for Trenz boards: Arrow USB Programmer
Nios II EDS - Linux
Install Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS - Linux
Starting with Nios II EDS v19.1 the Eclipse IDE must be installed manually as it is not included in Quartus Prime software.
- Download CDT 8.8.1 which is Eclipse C/C++ IDE for Mars.2: eclipse-cpp-mars-2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
- move downloaded file to <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin
Extract the downloaded file:
sudo tar xfv <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse-cpp-mars-2-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz
Rename the extracted file:
sudo mv <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2
Extract the existing file "eclipse_nios2_plugins.tar.gz" → the Extraction overrides files in <download_path>/eclipse_nios2:
sudo tar xfv <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2_plugins.tar.gz
- To verfiy the correct extraction you should see the <installation_directory>/nios2eds/bin/eclipse_nios2/plugin_customization.ini file
- Now you can launch "Nios II Software Build Tools for Eclipse"
For more information see: Nios II Developer Handbook#3.1. Installing Eclipse IDE into Nios II EDS
RiscFree IDE for Intel FPGAs - Linux
- Download RiscFree IDE Software
- RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.4: Ashling RiscFree IDE 22.4 for Linux - Download → Additional Software → Stand-Alone Software → Ashling RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs
- RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.1.2: RiscFree IDE 22.1 for Linux - Download → Additional Software → Stand-Alone Software → RiscFree IDE for Intel® FPGAs 22.1std.2.922
- Run installer RiscFreeSetup-<version>-linux.run (e.g. RiscFreeSetup-22.1std.2.922-linux.run)
- Follow the instructions of the installation wizard
For more Information see: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/programmable/730783/22-4/installation-and-setup.html
References
- Intel FPGA Software Installation and Licensing
- Nios II Developer Handbook
- Rocketboards.org#SoCEDS and ARM Development Studio
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