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Re: NIOS II Build Tools 19.1 now fail to build
Hi Thank you for the update... "Please do let us know if you have any question base on the workaround above? There is a plan to fix this permanently, we are sorry for the issues that you are facing now." It is good to hear that there are plans to fix this issue after such a long timespan. However as I am unable to upgrade, due to support for DSP Builder being dropped in Quartus standard, it does not help a great deal. Regards Simon3.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: What are the advantages of purchasing a license for Quartus Prime Standard?
Good morning Thank you for replying, unfortunately the information provided does not help with my question. I already pay for a floating licence for the Quartus standard product and DSP Builder. I have no choice other than to purchase the standard licence as I must support Stratix IV. The licences are perpetual, therefore if I did not pay to renew my licence next year I could continue to work uninterrupted and save my employer a significant fee. My question is how to justify to my employer the advantages of paying the licence fee. 1) As described above, the licence fee does not give access to the premier support channel. 2) I am unable to upgrade above Q19.1 STD due to the reason listed above. Are you able to advise on the advantages of paying for a licenced product? Best regards Simon1.6KViews0likes0CommentsRe: NIOS II Build Tools 19.1 now fail to build
Hi I have asked in a previous support request to Intel about support for DSP Builder in 20.1 STD, I was informed that from 20.1 onwards it was no longer supported. This prevents me upgrading beyond Q19.1, as I must support Stratix IV which therefore limits me to the STD product. https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-FPGA-Software-Installation/Is-DSP-Builder-included-in-Quartus-STD-20-1/m-p/1205825#M2241%3Fwapkw=Is%20DSP%20Builder%20included%20in%20Quartus%20STD%2020.1 Secondly, the work around you mentioned for Q19.1 does not work. Certainly not when I tried it. The NIOS tools worked correctly in Q19.1, using WSL1, until what I understand was a windows update. After this point the NIOS II toolchain no longer worked, as described in a number of support requests. The workaround you mentioned just clarifies that 19.1 does not work with WSL2. Regards Simon3.5KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Having a problem when creating a new Nios ii Application and BSP from template
Hi I have had to support shipping equipment and have not had the time to be able to wait for a solution or experiment to find a work around. I have needed to roll back to 18.1 Build 625 to find a version where it is possible to use the NIOS II tool chain fully. Every release from Q18.1 update 1 to date appears to have a problem with the NIOS II tool chain. I am struggling to understand why this appears to be a recurring problem. Regards Simon5.6KViews0likes3CommentsWhat are the advantages of purchasing a license for Quartus Prime Standard?
Good morning I wonder if you would be able to help as I need to justify the cost of the licence for the Quartus Prime Standard product for when my renewal comes around. - I am unable to update to 20.1, as Intel have dropped support for DSP Builder for the 'Standard' product. - I must continue to support legacy equipment containing the Stratix IV FPGA, therefore I cannot use the 'PRO' product. - As I understand it, I am only able to access support via the forums in the same manner as anyone using a free version of Quartus. As I cannot upgrade, and I am not able to access premier support, would you be able to help me to justify why I should be paying for a licence fee for the Quartus Prime Standard product? Many thanks for your assistance Best regards Simon1.7KViews0likes3CommentsRe: NIOS II Build Tools 19.1 now fail to build
Good morning I am using Windows 10 Pro 2004 (Build 19041.450) I had previously tried using 'New->Nios II Application and BSP from template', this also fails. On further research this appears to have been caused by a windows update changing wsl1 in some way. I have tried wsl2 but unfortunately, due to another problem with the Intel/Altera 'create-this-app script', this also fails as the script is looking for 'uname' to return 'Microsoft' when it actually returns 'microsoft'. I cannot update to Q20.1 as Intel have dropped support for DSP Builder for the 'Standard' license release. I have reverted to Q18.1 Build 646, unfortunately this also fails due to another problem with the Intel/Altera 'create-this-app' script. This time the script fails by breaking the permissions of its destination folder, giving the following error 'Eclipse - Error Creating Project (Access is Denied)'. There does not seem to be a satisfactory solution to this. I have ended up reverting to Q18.1 Build 625 to find a release where the NIOS II Build Tools actually appear to function correctly. I am forced to use the Quartus Prime Standard product as Stratix IV is not supported by the 'PRO' product. The Standard product is not free and has a not inconsiderable price attached to it, along with additional charges for the other packages we use. It would appear that all effort seems to be in the 'PRO' product which only seems to cover the very latest devices. In which case I am struggling to justify the license cost to cover the legacy devices we must continue to support. If this is the Intel policy now I feel that for any new boards I should consider changing over to Xilinx. Regards Simon3.5KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Is DSP Builder included in Quartus STD 20.1
Hi Thank you for getting back to me. Unfortunately we are targeting Stratix IV which is only supported by the Standard Edition. A windows update appears to have broken the link between the NIOS II tools and WSL which is why we were looking to upgrade to the latest revision. If we were to roll back to 18.1 and remove the link to WSL, are there any changes to DSP Builder between 18.1 and 19.1 we would lose out on? Regards Simon2KViews0likes0Comments