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CycloneFA
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5 years ago
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Generic Serial Flash Interface IP Problem: In BSP Editor the Linker Memory Region for flash Missing

In my Design I use the Cyclone 10GX 10CX105YF780E5G FPGA together with the Micron MT25QU512ABB1EW9 Flash chip. I want to use the Intel Generic Serial Flash Interface in my design to be able to acces...
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    CycloneFA
    5 years ago

    Hi.

    I have found the problem and solution, see:

    https://www.intel.com/content/altera-www/global/en_us/index/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/embedded/2020/severe--cpu--cpu--reset-memory--qspiflashavlmem--has-no-matching.html

    Quoted from above link:

    "

    SEVERE: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region

    Description

    Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 20.1 and earlier versions, you may see below errors when creating a new NiosII® software project if NiosII®’s reset vector is set to a Generic Serial Flash Interface IP：

    SEVERE: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.

    WARNING: Tcl script "bsp-set-defaults.tcl " error: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.

    SEVERE: [Error] altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"

    SEVERE: [Error]altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"

    SEVERE: nios2-bsp-create-settings failed.

    Workaround/Fix

    This problem has been fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 20.3."

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BoonBengT_Altera
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5 years ago

Hi @CycloneFA,

Thank you for posting in Intel community forum and hope this message find you well.
Apologies for the late response, suspecting that the issues seems to be on reset vector memory that has been changed to from onchip memory and the HAL project has become obsolete. (more details can be found here in the 'Linker Map Validation' section)
I might suggest perhaps that you can try to rebuild the BSP to see if that will solve the error, you may refer to the following steps here.

Warm regards.
BB

  • CycloneFA's avatar
    CycloneFA
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    5 years ago

    Hi.

    I have found the problem and solution, see:

    https://www.intel.com/content/altera-www/global/en_us/index/support/support-resources/knowledge-base/embedded/2020/severe--cpu--cpu--reset-memory--qspiflashavlmem--has-no-matching.html

    Quoted from above link:

    "

    SEVERE: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region

    Description

    Due to a problem in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 20.1 and earlier versions, you may see below errors when creating a new NiosII® software project if NiosII®’s reset vector is set to a Generic Serial Flash Interface IP：

    SEVERE: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.

    WARNING: Tcl script "bsp-set-defaults.tcl " error: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.

    SEVERE: [Error] altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"

    SEVERE: [Error]altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"

    SEVERE: nios2-bsp-create-settings failed.

    Workaround/Fix

    This problem has been fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition version 20.3."

    • BoonBengT_Altera's avatar
      BoonBengT_Altera
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      5 years ago

      Hi @CycloneFA,

      Good to know you have found a workaround for this and appreciate you sharing the solution, we would be closing the thread. If you have further queries, Please do post a response in the next 15 days.
      After 15 days, this thread will be transitioned to community support. The community users will be able to help you with your follow-up questions.

      Warm Regards
      BB