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17 years ago

Altera Debug Client Issue

Im a new to FPGA and learning through Altera's tutorials. In one of them i need to create a Nios II processor and then, create an application file through the Altera Debug Client.

when i try to open the .ptf file in the Altera Debug client i keep getting this error:

Writing "system.h" in "C:\sopc_builder_tutorial\app_software\include" directory...

Cannot find the Altera University Program IP Cores path from registry. You may need to manually the configure SDK usage.

If anyone one could please help me around this. I have ordered my DE2 board and so it will be arriving in a couple of days, so the JTAG/USB is not connected as of now

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    16 years ago

    The problem is that the Licensing has to be right for the Quartus II software,

    also Altera Monitor Program is better than the Debug client
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    16 years ago

    I have the same problem. But my Quartus II software has license. I download the Altera Monitor Program . It's worse because it can't load the file and it doen't show any error message.

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    16 years ago

    Go to your project folder, and find the build log of your nios II system

    (example: my SOPC builder built a softcore processor with the name nios_system, along with it a log file is also created)

    LOG FILE below:(nios_system.log)

    Altera SOPC Builder Version 7.20 Build 203

    Copyright (c) 1999-2007 Altera Corporation. All rights reserved.

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:05 (*) mk_custom_sdk starting

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:05 (*) Reading project C:/lab_4/nios_system.ptf.

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:06 (*) Finding all CPUs

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:06 (*) Finding all available components

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:06 (*) Reading C:/lab_4/.sopc_builder/install.ptf

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:06 (*) Found 80 components

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) Finding all peripherals

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) Finding software components

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) (Legacy SDK Generation Skipped)

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) (All TCL Script Generation Skipped)

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) (No Libraries Built)

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) (Contents Generation Skipped)

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) mk_custom_sdk finishing

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:09 (*) Starting generation for system: nios_system.

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    .

    .

    .

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:13 (*) Running Generator Program for cpu

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:19 (*) Checking for plaintext license.

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:21 (*) Plaintext license not found. **** this is what counts************* check it up and let me know

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:21 (*) Checking for encrypted license (non-evaluation).

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:22 (*) Encrypted license found. SOF will not be time-limited.

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:38 (*) Creating encrypted HDL

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:42 (*) Running Generator Program for onchip_mem

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:45 (*) Running Generator Program for jtag_uart

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:48 (*) Running Generator Program for timer

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:50 (*) Making arbitration and system (top) modules.

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:58 (*) Generating Quartus symbol for top level: nios_system

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:58 (*) Generating Symbol C:/lab_4/nios_system.bsf

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:58 (*) Creating command-line system-generation script: C:/lab_4/nios_system_generation_script

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:59 (*) Running setup for HDL simulator: modelsim

    # 2009.02.01 16:50:59 (*) Setting up Quartus with nios_system_setup_quartus.tcl

    c:/altera/72/quartus/bin/quartus_sh -t nios_system_setup_quartus.tcl
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    15 years ago

    I have that problem too.Does anybody resolve that?

    Altera Monitor Program for Nios II 7.2 ?