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18 years ago

altera SOPC global user libraries

Hi,

I am a newbie in this altera stuff and have got DE2 board to work on. I tried to run tutorial "tut_sopc_introduction" but have got into problems. I hope the expert advices from you guys will help me out.

Main problem is that whenever I try to do system generation on SOPC, I get this error that:

one or more components could not be located (altera_nios2):... I added to the global user libraries the path "D:\altera\kits\nios2_60\components\altera_nios2".and regenerate but to no avail. I tried with "D:\altera\kits\nios2_60" or "D:\altera\kits\nios2_60\bin". None worked.

My Quartus_v7.1 is on the c:\altera but Nios_v2.0 is on d:\altera...Is this the problem? I am not sure. I hope for your help.

Thanks

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    Altera_Forum
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    18 years ago

    Hi there, you should add the 'components' folder to SOPC Builder search path. In your case, add "D:\altera\kits\nios2_60\components".

    SOPC Builder searches all the folders underneath for 'class.ptf' files automatically.

    In Quartus II v7.1 you might have to delete the SOPC Builder cache (in Windows: \Documents and Settings\<profilename>\.altera.quartus) and restart SOPC Builder.
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    18 years ago

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    (...) one or more components could not be located (altera_nios2) (...)

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    If you haven't done so, please install the IP Megacore Library 7.1 and the ServicePack 1.
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    18 years ago

    I got it to work..I used Quartus Version5.1... I dont know why it doesnt work for v7.1...