Incremental compilation problem

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Hi, I developed a project using incremental compilation. I used some signalprobe to debig the systems, and now i need to make a modification to the code and then recompile but the partition merge gives the followin warnings.

Warning: Forced partitions to use the same Netlist Type setting due to Engineering Change Order (ECO) modifications that span multiple partitions

Warning: Partition "Top" will use Post-Fit or Post-Fit (Import-based) Netlist Type -- Engineering Change Order (ECO) modifications will be discarded

Warning: Previously generated Fitter netlist for partition "Top" is older than the current Synthesis netlist, but using the previous Fitter netlist because of the Post-Fit (Strict) Netlist Type setting

what can I do to recompile the project?

Thanks

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Hi,

what kind of changes did you make ? What are your partition setting ( e.g. netlist type and preserving level) ?

Kind regards

GPK

Top Level is source file, the other are postfit. I want to change the source code in a block included in the top level partition but I can't. It seems the sognalprobe routing has fixed the top level as postfit, deleting the signalprobe pins they are not routed out, but the top level is always compiled as postfit....

What can I do?

Tx

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Top Level is source file, the other are postfit. I want to change the source code in a block included in the top level partition but I can't. It seems the sognalprobe routing has fixed the top level as postfit, deleting the signalprobe pins they are not routed out, but the top level is always compiled as postfit....

What can I do?

Tx

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Hi,

open the design partition window. Under Netlist type you find which netlist is used for which partition. If the netlist type for the toplevel is "post-fit" change it by double-click in the cell and choose "source file ".

Kind regards

GPK

Hi,

it was the first thing i did, but the top level was source file and also trying to set again to source file nothing happened. The partition merge always gives the warning that to mantaini ECO changes (signalprobe) the new fitter netlist was not used but still uses the old. On the help the solution for this warning is no action!?!?!

The project is "locked" and i cant do nothing. On the manual I found how to preserve the signalprobe, but did non find anything to solve this problem.

I am in trouble...

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Hi,

it was the first thing i did, but the top level was source file and also trying to set again to source file nothing happened. The partition merge always gives the warning that to mantaini ECO changes (signalprobe) the new fitter netlist was not used but still uses the old. On the help the solution for this warning is no action!?!?!

The project is "locked" and i cant do nothing. On the manual I found how to preserve the signalprobe, but did non find anything to solve this problem.

I am in trouble...

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Hi,

which tool version did you use ?

Kind regards

GPK

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currently I am using 9.1 version

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Hi,

any service pack installed? I tried to reproduce your problem with 9.1, but all is working.

Do use signaltap with post-fitting nodes also ?

Maybe I know now what happens to your project. I assume you use signaltap with post-fitting nodes. If you do that, you are ask whether you would like to set the netlist type to post-fit and the preserving level to Place&Route. This done for every design partition you touch. After running the project with signaltap you enable some signalprobes and run a signalprobe compilation.

I found out that as long as you are using the netlist types source or post-synthesis and you

changed the setting afterwards and re-run the project, all your signalprobes will be disabled ( you get a warning about that). You have to re-run the signalprobe compilation also.

If one of the partition set to "post-fit" and you try to change one of netlist types Quartus

will not allow that. You have to change all "post-fit" settings at least to "post-synthesis" and re-run the signalprobe compilation.

Kind regards

GPK

Kind regards

GPK

Hi,

no service packs installed.

I used signalprobe, I deleted signaloprobes and after the signalprobe compilation they are not available and with the oscilloscpe I checked they are not routed, tried to change to post-sinthesis or surce file the block where were signalprobe. The Partition merge still continue to give the same warning so no way to recompile every time it uses the old postfit netlist to fit...I dleleted those partition, no way.... I need to go back to a previos relase o the project and start again, but i would avoid this in the future...

Any suggestion?

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Hi,

no service packs installed.

I used signalprobe, I deleted signaloprobes and after the signalprobe compilation they are not available and with the oscilloscpe I checked they are not routed, tried to change to post-sinthesis or surce file the block where were signalprobe. The Partition merge still continue to give the same warning so no way to recompile every time it uses the old postfit netlist to fit...I dleleted those partition, no way.... I need to go back to a previos relase o the project and start again, but i would avoid this in the future...

Any suggestion?

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Hi,

try to set all partitions back to source file. Does that solve your problem ?

Kind regards

GPK