Same issue in Qsys 12.0 Build 178
Info: Reading index /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/root_components.ipx
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/root_components.ipx: Loading now from components.ipx
Info: Reading index /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/ip_component_categories.ipx
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/ip_component_categories.ipx described 0 plugins, 0 paths, in 0.03 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/ip_component_categories.ipx matched 1 files in 0.03 seconds
Info: Reading index /home/hill/altera/12.0/ip/altera/altera_components.ipx
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/ip/altera/altera_components.ipx described 585 plugins, 0 paths, in 0.36 seconds
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/ip/**/* matched 1201 files in 0.60 seconds
Info: /home/hill/.altera.quartus/ip/12.0/**/* matched 0 files in 0.00 seconds
Info: /home/hill/nios2-rtems/hdwDesign/timedDataSys/ip/**/* matched 0 files in 0.00 seconds
Info: /home/hill/nios2-rtems/hdwDesign/timedDataSys/* matched 57 files in 0.03 seconds
Info: /home/hill/nios2-rtems/hdwDesign/timedDataSys/*/* matched 1364 files in 0.21 seconds
Info: Reading index /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/builtin.ipx
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/builtin.ipx described 95 plugins, 0 paths, in 0.07 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/**/* matched 10 files in 0.07 seconds
Info: Reading index /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/common/librarian/factories/index.ipx
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/common/librarian/factories/index.ipx described 150 plugins, 0 paths, in 0.10 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/common/librarian/factories/**/* matched 4 files in 0.10 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/$IP_IPX_PATH matched 1 files in 0.00 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/root_components.ipx described 0 plugins, 9 paths, in 1.05 seconds
Info: /home/hill/altera/12.0/quartus/sopc_builder/bin/root_components.ipx matched 1 files in 1.05 seconds
Info: Loading presets
Warning: ddr_sdram: Used altmemddr 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: tse_mac: Used triple_speed_ethernet 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: sgdma_tx: Used altera_avalon_sgdma 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: clk: Used clock_source 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: dma_csr_bridge: Used altera_avalon_mm_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: sys_clk_timer: Used altera_avalon_timer 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: periph_clk: Used clock_source 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: mm_bridge: Used altera_avalon_mm_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: sysid: Used altera_avalon_sysid_qsys 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: jtag_uart_console: Used altera_avalon_jtag_uart 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: periph_clk: Used clock_source 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: pipeline_bridge: Used altera_avalon_mm_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: tight_coupled_code_ram: Used altera_avalon_onchip_memory2 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Info: no _hw.tcl package requested, assuming package require -exact sopc 9.0
Warning: nios2: Used altera_nios2_qsys 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: tsc_flash: Used altera_generic_tristate_controller 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: tristate_pin_sharer: Used altera_tristate_conduit_pin_sharer 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: tristate_bridge: Used altera_tristate_conduit_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: altpll: Used altpll 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: periph_bridge: Used altera_avalon_mm_clock_crossing_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: cpu_bridge: Used altera_avalon_mm_bridge 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Warning: ddr_ref_clk: Used clock_source 12.0 (instead of 11.1)
Error: An unexpected error occurred during Open System: java.lang.NullPointerException
Debug: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.altera.sopcmodel.avalon.AvalonValidator.validateTightlyCoupledPoints(AvalonValidator.java:422)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.avalon.AvalonValidator.validate(AvalonValidator.java:62)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.ensemble.EnsembleValidator.connectionClassValidations(EnsembleValidator.java:893)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.ensemble.EnsembleValidator.validate(EnsembleValidator.java:120)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.ensemble.Ensemble.validateSelf(Ensemble.java:1284)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.beanelement.BeanElement.validateSelf(BeanElement.java:392)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.beanelement.BeanElement.validate(BeanElement.java:363)
at com.altera.sopcdocument.ReadDocument.read(ReadDocument.java:235)
at com.altera.sopcfactories.QsysFactory$1.getObject(QsysFactory.java:119)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.util.CatalogCard.getObject(CatalogCard.java:481)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.util.CatalogCard$1.getObject(CatalogCard.java:131)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.util.CatalogCard.getObject(CatalogCard.java:481)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.util.CatalogCard$1.getObject(CatalogCard.java:131)
at com.altera.sopcmodel.util.CatalogCard.getObject(CatalogCard.java:481)
at com.altera.sopcplatform.librarian.LibrarianUtils.readEnsemble(LibrarianUtils.java:449)
at com.altera.sopceditor.util.EnsembleIO.loadEnsemble(EnsembleIO.java:163)
at com.altera.sopceditor.tools.saveandload.LoadEnsembleTask.run(LoadEnsembleTask.java:198)
at com.altera.ui.app.base.EditorTaskRunner$12.run(EditorTaskRunner.java:461)
at com.altera.ui.app.base.ThreadRunner$1.run(ThreadRunner.java:65)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)