Altera Updates/Installation and Other Info
PC

When installing a new version of Altera's MaxPlusII software, remember to put the license file in the directory of the new version of the software. The license file is called license.dat and can just be copied from the previous version of the software.

Customarily, we keep the last two versions of the software available. Before installing, be sure to delete the oldest version of the software that is on the machine.

New Information

Sometimes, MaxPlusII will take a very long time to startup on the PC. It's also listed as "Not Responding" in the task manager. This is usually due to a problem with the license file location. To fix this, edit the file D:\maxpls10.1\maxplus2.ini and add LM_LICENSE_FILE=D:\altera_license\license.dat.

Obsolete Information HP-UX

When upgrading to a new HP version of MaxPlusII, you must edit one of the Altera files, so that it will work with Mentor's Design Manager. The file is called:

dmgr_session_window.ample

and it is located in:

/net/altera/mentor/max2/userware/default/dme

The contents of this file should be the following:

$set_toolbox_search_path(["$MGC_HOME/toolbox","$MAX2_MENTOR/.toolbox"]);

The reason this is no longer needed is because there is no real reason to be able to start MaxPluxII from Design Manager. If I wanted to put the Altera icons back into Design Manager, I would need to add to the variable AMPLE_PATH, the following:
/net/altera/mentor/max2/userware/default

And then I would have to add the toolbox to the toolbox search path (which is what I was doing above). However, the new location for this file is:
$MGC_HOME/edg_ample_files/userware/dme/dmgr_session_window.ample

Getting the ByteBlaster, BitBlaster or MPU unit Working With NT

  • Choose Multimedia from the control panel

  • Select the Devices tab

  • Choose add

  • Select Unlisted or Updated Driver and choose OK

  • Browse to Maxplus home directory/drivers and choose OK

  • Pick the driver you want to install and choose OK

  • Restart the PC

    • Here is a list of our altera guard ids and where they are located.

    T000027917 Tang
    T000027957 Kelby
    T000028005 Blue
    T000027992 Shop6
    T000004091 Shop7
    T000018780 Shop8
    T000025359 Sport