Not able to generate hps_iws_handoff folder

Have you generated the system in Platform Designer and compiled the Quartus project?

What's the target device? Is Quartus properly licensed? Do you have any unusual parameter settings for the HPS or for your system generation options (simulation-only files perhaps)?

Hi sgannava,

May I know are you following the building bootloader document for building your project?

https://www.rocketboards.org/foswiki/Documentation/BuildingBootloaderCycloneVAndArria10

Thanks.

Regards,

Aik Eu

Hi Aik,

Till now, I have not followed. But now I am planning to follow the same document to start building custome linux image for my applications. Is that good resource? Any suggestions would be helpful

Thanks

Sai

Hi sgannava,

The building bootloader support document from rocketboards is the main source of creating the bootloader for the device which is updated from time to time. Our support will also based on this document to identify problems with latest software or tools being used to generate the required GSRD/GHRD files for booting up the devices.

Thanks.

Regards,

Aik Eu

Hi Aik,

I have seen the documentation and for Arria10 SoC boards, it is mentioned to use Quartus Pro 24.1 in the beginning, but deep in the documentation it is mentioned to use 23.4. Which one should I use? And Should we use only pro not standard? If Yes, which version of standard I should use?

Thanks

Sai

Hi sgannava,

It mentioned quartus pro 24.1 from the document. The quartus version is updated from time to time as the document is updated.

Anyway, the quartus version related mainly for the GHRD(Golden Hardware Reference Design).

The GSRD(Golden Software Reference Design) is not much related to the Quartus version being used.

The GSRD has the steps below mentioned in the document with is the part where it relates to the GHRD. I think you can use your exisiting GHRD build where it will also have the hps.xml file.

"Convert hps.xml handoff file to include file to be used by the device tree:"

You can still use older quartus version to test it out. Some of the steps only trying to source the tools from the specific Quartus version being used. Eventually you will build different part of the required files for system to boot up.

You mainly need to focus on is how your system going to boot up either from QSPI flash or sd card or... where you can select the topic from the beginning of the web page.

Thanks.

Regards,

Aik Eu

Hi Aik,

Thanks for the suggestions!!!

I will follow the documentation and will try to build the image. I will reach out to you if I face any issues.

Please do not close the ticket.

Thanks

Sai

Hi Aik,

I am following the steps mentioned in the documentation and facing some issues. Few I am able to resolve looking at makefile. One more issue is device part not found. I have attached the error screen shots that I face while running make rbf command. But I can see the device part in tool 24.1

Thanks

Sai

Hi Aik,

Somehow I created the project and generated handoff file in windows and moved the same to my linux machine where I am building the image, but I am getting another error while using below command

tools/mkimage -E -f board/altera/arria10-socdk/fit_spl_fpga.its fit_spl_fpga.itb

I have attached the error screenshot. Is this because I manually copied the hps_isw_handoff folder and .rbf files?

Thanks

Sai