Download the installation file

The installation files are available on the Altera® Download Center. Please refer to the following content for details.

How to download Quartus® Prime and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

Install

Start installation

This guide uses the installation screens for the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition. The wizard screens and flow are similar for the Standard Edition and Lite Edition.

① Run the Quartus® Prime installation executable file (.exe/.run)

Start the installer GUI.

In this example, the executable is:

　　[Windows]　QuartusProSetup-<version.build>-windows.exe

or

　　[Linux]　QuartusProSetup-<version.build>-linux.run

　

② The installer GUI will start.

Click the Next button.

③ Check the license agreement information,
"I accept the agreement Select "Next Click the button
I will.

④ Specify the installation folder, Next Click the button
I will.

<Notes>
The installation folder path can be any path, but spaces cannot be used in the path.
Unless you have a specific reason, install it to the default path.

　　　　[Pro Edition]　　　  C:\altera_pro\<version>
　　　[Standard Edition]　C:\altera\<version>std
　　　[Lite Editoin]　　　  C:\altera_lite\<version>std

⑤ From the lineup of downloaded files
Select (☑) the items you want to install.
after that Next button.

⑥ Check the available disk space and click the Next button.

⑦ The installation will begin.
Quartus® Prime <Pro, Standard, or Lite> Edition and device files
After the installation is complete, you can install Questa*-Altera® FPGA (Starter) Edition or
If you have also downloaded the Ashling RiscFree IDE, these will also be installed automatically.
The installation will begin.

8. When the installation is complete, the screen shown on the right will be displayed.
Install USB Blaster driver

　　Install USB Blaster II driver

　　Install USB Blaster III driver

　　Install URAT FTDI driver 

　　Install JTAG Server as a Windows service and run automatically when Windows starts

These options are On,

Select other options such as Create shortcuts on Desktop as per your preference.
Then click the Finish button.
　

If you set Install ～ to On,

After pressing the Finish button, the device driver installation will begin.

Please proceed to the next section.

Installing device drivers

① The [Device Driver Installation Wizard] will start. Click the Next button.

　

② The driver will be installed and then the message "Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard" will be displayed on the screen.
Click the 　　Finish button.

This completes the installation process.

　

[Notes]

If you use the Altera® FPGA download cable USB-Blaster™, you will also need a dedicated device driver.

Please see the following content for installation instructions.

Install the USB-Blaster™ driver

Installing additional device files

After installing Quartus® Prime, you can add device families that are not already installed.

① Obtain the additional device file (.qdz) you wish to install in advance from the [Individual Files] tab of the Download Center.

　

② Start Quartus® Prime.

　

③ Select Tools menu > Install Devices.

If the installation wizard does not start

・ For Windows → From the Windows Start menu, expand the Quartus Prime folder,

Select Device Installer.

・For Linux → Run dev_install.run in the folder below.

　　　　　　　　　　　　/<quartus_prime_install_dir>/common/devinfo/dev_install

　

④ The installation wizard will start. Follow the wizard to select the device file (.qdz) you want to add.

Specify the folder path where the files are saved.

　

⑤ Follow the wizard to start the installation.

 

⑥ After the installation is complete, restart Quartus® Prime.

Install WSL and Eclipse for Nios® II Development

[Notes] For new development, use the Nios® V embedded processor.

If you are developing an Altera® FPGA using the Nios® II embedded processor, you will need to install WSL and Eclipse separately.

For details and how to install, see the content below.

How to build the Nios II Software Build Tools environment in Quartus Prime Pro Edition 19.2 and Standard Edition 19.1 or later (Windows Subsystem for Linux and Eclipse installation)

Setting up the license file

There is no need to obtain or set a license file for the Quartus® Prime Lite Edition. Just launch the Quartus® Prime Lite Edition and start working.

To use Quartus® Prime Pro Edition and Quartus® Prime Standard Edition, you must purchase a license and obtain and set a license file.

After purchasing a license, you will need to obtain the license file from the Serl-Service License Center in advance, and then set up the license file after installing Quartus® Prime.

If you have not yet obtained a license file, please see the content below.

​How to get a new license for Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

​How to obtain Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition licenses for maintenance renewal

​How to change the NIC ID (Host ID) associated with Quartus® Prime, IP, and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition licenses

​How to reissue license files for existing Quartus® Prime, IP, and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition licenses

​How to obtain a license for an Altera® FPGA development kit

After obtaining the license file, set the license.

The setting method differs depending on the license maintenance type. For details, please see the content corresponding to your maintenance form.

​How to set up FIXED licenses for Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

​How to set up FLOAT licenses for Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Altera® FPGA Edition

Questa*-Altera® FPGA Starter Edition is a free tool, but you need to obtain and set a license file to use it.

For details, please see the content below.

-How to obtain and set the Questa* - Altera® FPGA Starter Edition license file