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16 years ago

Identical inputs different outputs

Hi! I have ran Quartus II on two different computers with the same OS (Windows XP), the same version of Quartus II, identical source code, constraints and scripts. On one of the computers eve...
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16 years ago

Quartus II should give the same results with the same inputs on the same OS. (Linux and Windows give different versions, but just a seed affect). There is no "random" input to the process. I rely on this all the time and see it work. (On the flip side, the smallest change, such as changing the name of a signal, could give you different results).

You might want to do a diff on the reports. The first one, .mao.rpt, is what will probably show it, and if there are any differences, it would make sense.