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9 years ago

assertion failed! Pin_memory problem.

Hi I'm encountering an assertion failed problem. The returned message is "MMD FATAL: acl_pcie_dma_windows.cpp:381: WDC_DMASGBufLock function failed." I looked into the acl_pcie_dma_windows.cpp f...
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9 years ago

These types of errors are related to PCI-E timing bugs in Altera's interface or the BSP provided by the manufacturer. I don't think users can do anything to avoid them. On Stratix V I have not encountered them since v16.1. On Arria 10 there are still numerous timing issues with PCI-E-based partial reconfiguration and hence, I always force JTAG-based reconfiguration and have never had any problems with that.