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FPGA70
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3 years ago

Quartus_Lite_22_1_not_generating_time_limit_sof

I'm resurrecting a Cyclone IV project from a few years back. The last time I compiled and ran it was with version 20.1. Within the last week I updated to version 22.1. I am and have been running t...
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sstrell
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3 years ago

I guess there's a misunderstanding here. Are you saying you get *no* .sof file or that you do get a .sof file but you expect it to be time-limited?

If you get no .sof file at all, then follow what I said above. If you are saying you get a .sof but it is not time-limited, that's because II/e does not require a license (as was mentioned) while II/f (which does still exist) does require a license. It sounds like this is what you mean.

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    FPGA70
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    3 years ago
    Thank you for your response. After I build the project I get a .sof file, but I expected the time-limited version.
    Speculation: I had used the Nios II/f in with an earlier version of Quartus Lite (this might have been before Altera was bought by Intel) so I am assuming that Quartus Lite used to generate a time-limited.sof (good for 1 hour).
    Now it is not possible to use the II/f with Lite and generate the time-limited.sof. This is okay because I am not using the resources supplied beyond the II/e core. As I mentioned, this is just a hobby now that I am retired and playing mostly with ham radio and trivial projects compared to years back.
    You can close this item, but I do have a question for you. I downloaded Eclipse Mars.2 Release (4.5.2) but it fails when I try to create the Nios II BSP. I tried a generic 'Hello World' code with the Nios II BSP, but I still get the same failure report (see attachment). Is this something for the Intel forum or should I chat with the Eclipse organization? Searching both sites, I did not find what I thought was a similar problem.
    Last note: Just before upgrading the Quartus and Eclipse applications, I upgraded to Linux MInt 21.1.
    Thanks again. I appreciate the cycles you have spent on this ticket.
    Jim