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Aeneas's avatar
Aeneas
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4 years ago
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.pof file generates "top level design entity" undefined error

.pof file generates 12007 "top level design entity" "undefined" error, in a MAX 10 design which self-identifies as 10M08SAU169 , under Quartus Prime Version 20.1.1 Build 720 Windows 7 64 . Un...
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    sstrell
    4 years ago

    A .pof is a binary programming file. You can't open it. It's an output of the Assembler, part of the compilation process.

    You need the original HDL (.v or .vhd) or schematic design files (.bdf) to open and look at the design. You can't do anything with a .pof other than program a device or flash with it.

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Ash_R_Intel
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4 years ago

Did you set the top-level entity/module before starting the compilation?

Refer screenshot below:

Regards

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Aeneas
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4 years ago

Wherever I have seen that question, I have told it to set

it to the Top Level Design Entity.

Is there a simple way to dump out the exact contents of

the .pof file?

Is there any way to Edit the .pof file ?

I did not create it and am not sure what is in it,

but the project name selected

"must exactly match the entity name in the design file" .