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8 years ago

An issue about compiling the OpenCL to FPGA

Hi, I met an issue about compiling the OpenCL HelloWorld/Vector_add code to FPGA. Quartus Prime can offload the VHDL code into the FPGA board but the OpenCL SDK and compiler can not progra...
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8 years ago

The diagnose script has the following summary for the necessary steps: 

1. Set the environment variable AOCL_BOARD_PACKAGE_ROOT to the correct board package.
2. Install the driver from the selected board package.
3. Properly install the device in the host machine.
4. Configure the device with a supported OpenCL design.
5. Reboot the machine if the PCI Express link failed.

The script will fail if any of these steps are not performed correctly, and you cannot use the board via OpenCL. If you performed all the steps correctly and the script still fails, I recommend contacting Terasic directly.