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Signaltap problem with Stratix 10 Production Kit
I have created a very simple project in Quartus 18.0 for a stratix 10 development kit. The project uses a 100MHz clock to drive a counter, which counts from 0 to 99. I have added a signaltap instance which uses the 100MHz clock and observes the counter.
During compilation of the project, I get these warnings:
Warning(332060): Node: altera_reserved_tck was determined to be a clock but was found without an associated clock assignment.
This warning appears six times: (For each temperature/speed model I assume)
Warning(332182): No path is found satisfying assignment "set_max_skew -from [get_registers {auto_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|auto_signaltap_auto_signaltap_0|sld_signaltap_inst|sld_signaltap_body|sld_signaltap_body|intel_stp_status_bits_cdc_u1|stp_status_bits_in_reg[*]}] -to [get_registers {auto_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|auto_signaltap_auto_signaltap_0|sld_signaltap_inst|sld_signaltap_body|sld_signaltap_body|intel_stp_status_bits_cdc_u1|stp_status_bits_out[*]}] 1.000 ". This assignment will be ignored. The compilation completes with no errors, so I go to signaltap to program the board. After choosing the correct device and .sof file, I click the program button.
During programming, this message appears in the System tab of the Quartus message pane:
Info(209060): Started Programmer operation at Fri Feb 1 15:23:52 2019
Info(18942): Configuring device index 1
Info(18943): Configuration succeeded at device index 1
Info(209011): Successfully performed operation(s)
Info(209061): Ended Programmer operation at Fri Feb 1 15:23:53 2019 Despite this seemingly successful programming, the signaltap status bar still says 'Program the device to continue' with a red background. If I try to acquire data, This message appears in the System tab of Quartus:
Error(261005): Can't find the instance. Download a design with SRAM Object File containing this instance. I believe the issue has something to do with the warning above (No path is found satisfying assignment....). I tried investigating this using the Timing Analyser.
I opened Timing analyser, and ran the 'Create Timing Netlist' command. After that I ran
get_registers {auto_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|auto_signaltap_auto_signaltap_0|sld_signaltap_inst|sld_signaltap_body|sld_signaltap_body|intel_stp_status_bits_cdc_u1|stp_status_bits_in_reg[*]}Which did not produce any errors. Somehow this register is not defined during programming, but when I run 'create timing netlist'.
In fact, running the whole command
set_max_skew -from [get_registers {auto_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|auto_signaltap_auto_signaltap_0|sld_signaltap_inst|sld_signaltap_body|sld_signaltap_body|intel_stp_status_bits_cdc_u1|stp_status_bits_in_reg[*]}] -to [get_registers {auto_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|alt_sld_fab_0|auto_signaltap_auto_signaltap_0|sld_signaltap_inst|sld_signaltap_body|sld_signaltap_body|intel_stp_status_bits_cdc_u1|stp_status_bits_out[*]}] 1.000 produces no errors.
Why would this cause an error at compile time, but not when running the timing analser?
I have tried this in both Quartus 18.0 and 18.1. In 18.1, I get this error when I try to program the board:
Info(209060): Started Programmer operation at Fri Feb 1 15:49:42 2019
Info(18942): Configuring device index 1
Error(18948): Error message received from device: Detected hardware access error. There is a failure in accessing external hardware. (Subcode 0x0032, Info 0x00000000, Location 0x0000C400)
Error(20072): A PMBUS error has occurred during configuration. Potential errors: Incorrect VID setting in Quartus Project. The target device fails to communicate to smart regulator or PMBUS Master on board.
Info(209028): Operation canceled
Info(209061): Ended Programmer operation at Fri Feb 1 15:49:44 2019 I suspect my power settings and VID are incorrect, but I'm not sure why this would be a problem in Quartus 18.1, but not 18.0.
Any help would be very appreciated
Thanks,
-Sam
14 Replies
- SDe_J
Occasional Contributor
Hi sstrell,
I have ensured that the signaltap file is enabled (if I disable it, I don't get the compile warnings about signaltap that I posted). I have not added any timing constraints to the design, but those warnings show up anyway.
I got the device I'm using from an example project for the stratix 10. The precompiled .sof file for that project downloads to the board correctly, so I'm reasonably certain that I've got the device correct.
-Sam
- sstrell
Super Contributor
First, did you enable Signal Tap (the .stp file) for the design? Check the Signal Tap category in the project settings to make sure you enabled it (and recompile once enabled). If you created the file and then didn't enable it, it won't work. Are you manually adding an instance of Signal Tap to your HDL code or simply using the .stp file (preferred method)? The warning you see is not the issue. You don't normally need to add timing constraints for the JTAG interface or Signal Tap. Remove those constraints you added.
As for the SmartVID errors, I don't believe the S10 on the dev kit is set up for SmartVID. So perhaps your project is targeting the wrong device. My H-tile board projects target 1SG280HU2F50E2VGS1 (replace H with L for an L-tile, I think).
The easiest way to make sure you set up a project correctly for a dev kit is to either use a downloaded example project for the board or choose the Board tab when you're going through the New Project Wizard.