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7 months ago
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Error! Unknown INTENDED_DEVICE_FAMILY=Stratix IV during Arria 10 PCIe hip simulation

I have generated an Arria 10 PCI Express testbench system using Platform Designer in ACDS 24.3. When I come to simulate this system using the generated msim_setup.tcl script, I see this sort of mess...
  • VenT_Altera's avatar
    7 months ago

    Hi gavin5342,


    My apologies for the late reply.

    Thank you for attaching the .ip file.


    I have generated the simulation files from the .ip file given and run the simulation in Questa Intel FPGA Edition-64 2024.1. I can replicate the error messages that you observed.


    Based on my findings, there are 7 instances that returned the comment of "# Error! Unknown INTENDED_DEVICE_FAMILY=Stratix IV.". This is reported because the INTENDED_DEVICE_FAMILY parameter was defined as Stratix IV, but it is not found in the IS_VALID_FAMILY function's list of device families.


    So, when the code performs a check on this function using the parameter INTENDED_DEVICE_FAMILY for the 7 instances, the error message is reported. I think our IP design team will reuse some proven RTL for the next generation of devices. Hence, your observation is expected.


    Additionally, with the message "# SUCCESS: Simulation stopped due to successful completion!", this indicates a successful simulation. Therefore, I think you can safely ignore the error comment.


    I hope this addresses your question. Please let me know if you have any further inquiries.


    Thanks.

    Best Regards,

    ventt