BeMicro FPGA-based MCU Evaluation Board

I have installed my BeMicro. It works.

I wanted to use an Intronix LA1034 Logic analyser too, and so the problems begin.

They dont like each other. maybe because both are based upon ftdi and cyclone devices.

Operating system: WinXP32,SP2

the LA1034 just sits there if the BeMicro is configured, and can not be used, it freezes the analyser window.

if the analyser was there first, then the Quartus 2 programmer freezes.

bye,

Martin

Hi,

Was anyone able to get through the FPGA compilation of the Arrow lab on the "BeMicro Embedded System Lab"? I got to page 36, the part where the FPGA programming code is generated and got the message:

Error: Can't generate netlist output files because the file C:/altera/kits/bemicro/bemicro_sopc_builder_lab/incremental_db/compiled_partitions/bemicro_lab_schem.root_partition.map.atm" is an OpenCore Plus time-limited file

I got through the lab without issue. Never saw any errors. I was using the web edition of the software on a Windows XP 32-bit laptop and no IP licenses.

Jake

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Hi,

Was anyone able to get through the FPGA compilation of the Arrow lab on the "BeMicro Embedded System Lab"? I got to page 36, the part where the FPGA programming code is generated and got the message:

Error: Can't generate netlist output files because the file C:/altera/kits/bemicro/bemicro_sopc_builder_lab/incremental_db/compiled_partitions/bemicro_lab_schem.root_partition.map.atm" is an OpenCore Plus time-limited file

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I did not get any error like this. It was telling me during download that i need the time limited but thats because of the NIOS is not licenced (Quartus 2 web edition)

Until i dont hit cancel on that "open core plus" window, it works correctly for me.

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Hi,

Error: Can't generate netlist output files because the file C:/altera/kits/bemicro/bemicro_sopc_builder_lab/incremental_db/compiled_partitions/bemicro_lab_schem.root_partition.map.atm" is an OpenCore Plus time-limited file

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You don't need the netlist to complete the lab. As long as you get the time limited file to generate, then you are good to go.

To tanguerotom:

It seems you have activated the EDA Netlist Writer without knowing. Select

Assignments > EDA Tool Settings > Simulation

and set the Tools name to <None>. This should help.

Harald

I am using XP(32 bit) and Quartus 9.02 with the beMicro that I obtained at the workshop.

When I get to the workshop step that involves the programmer, I don't see the beMicro USB blaster choice in the dropdown window. It just says No Hardware. When I first plugged in the bemicro it went through the driver installation as described and the devices appear in Windows Device Manager, but the programmer SW doesn't seem to find it. I repeated this on 2 other computers and got the same result.

Has anybody had this problem and found a solution for it?

You skipped the part where you run the setup program. Read the instructions more carefully. You need to run a program that installs a DLL for the Arrow USB-Blaster driver.

Section 1.5 on page 7 of the instructions.

Jake

That certainly took care of that.

Thank you.

Hello, i have a Problem with the BeMicro Board.

Sry for my bad English.

I have tryed to make the BeMicro Embedded System Lab Instructions, but on Step 5.1 where i should Insert the symbol "bemicro_system" from the project folder, there is no project folder in the symbol list!

After this i have tryed to use the verilog instaed of the scheme file, if i do this i should on step 5.2 add the SDC Files CPU.sdc and bemicro_lab.sdc but the file CPU.sdc isn't in my project folder, i can't them find on my Harddisk.

Without this Configuration Steps i can't compile my system!

I have made all Steps befor correctly.

Please Help me, it's very important!

Thanks!

Greetz