Nallatech 385 OpenCL BSP - Update from 13.1 to 14.0

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Hi,In order to update your board from 13.1 to 14.0 you will need to:

1. Install the Altera Quartus-II 14.0 / Altera OpenCL SDK 14.0 Tools

2. Set up your environment variables to use Altera Tools 14.0 only

3. Install the 14.0 Nallatech 385 OpenCL BSP

4. Update the 385 on-board flash with an aocx compiled with the 14.0 Altera Tools / 14.0 Nallatech BSP

5. Only run host application which load 14.0 aocx file

the 13.1 flow is not compatible with the 14.0 flowAll the elements of the OpenCL flow need to be updated to 14.0: on-board flash, Altera compiler tools, Nallatech OpenCL BSP.attention: You must have sudo or root privileges.os support: 64-bit CentOS 6 / 64-bit RedHat 6 / 64-bit Windows 71- install the altera quartus-ii 14.0 / altera opencl sdk 14.0 toolsYou must install all 3 elements highlighted in the screenshot below:https://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=9122

1. quartus ii software (includes nios ii eds)

2. stratix v device support (includes all variations)

3. altera sdk for opencl (standalone installer)

From this location: http://dl.altera.com/opencl/2- set up your environment variables to use 14.0 onlyRefer to the latest version of the Altera OpenCL getting started guide:http://www.altera.com/literature/hb/opencl-sdk/aocl_getting_started.pdfYou will need to set or edit:

• alteraoclsdkroot

• path

• ld_library_path (Linux only)

• lm_license_file

• quartus_rootdir

Verify the correct version is running with "aocl version":

# aocl versionaocl 14.0.200 (Altera Runtime Environment for OpenCL, Version 14.0 Build 200, Copyright (C) 2014 Altera Corporation)

Also, check that the license has been set up correctly:- the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable must be set (it is not good enough to just put the path the license file in the License Manager “License file:” (file:///\\”) field)- if the license file was generated with a MAC address it must be eth0's MAC address (http://altera.us/support/kdb/solutions/rd06112013_373.html)- OpenCL license does not appear in License Manager list but that is to be expected3- install the 14.0 nallatech 385 opencl bspUnlike for previous versions of the Altera OpenCL SDK, the 385 Board Support Package for OpenCL is not included within the OpenCL SDK installer and you must obtain the BSP from Nallatech.First, you will need to contact Nallatech to obtain a license file to install your Nallatech 14.0 OpenCL BSP, go to:http://www.nallatech.com/opencl-bsp.htmlGo to the request link at the bottom of the page.Then, when you receive your license file, rename it to nalla_lic.dat place it in the directory set in environment variable ALTERAOCLSDKROOTYou will also receive an email providing you access to the Nallatech Support Lounge where you can download the OpenCL BSP iso.When running the installer, the license string should be detected automatically; if not, you can type (or paste it) in the installer field. Installer dependencies include: openssl, openssl.i686 & openssl-develYou might have to run:

yum install openssl

yum install openssl-devel

yum install openssl.i686

Finally, you will need to set the AOCL_BOARD_PACKAGE_ROOT environment variable to the appropriate location:$ALTERAOCLSDKROOT/board/nalla_pcieVerify everything is set up correctly by running:

• aocl install

• aoc –-list-boards

• aocl diagnostic acl0

4- update the 385 on-board flash with an aocx compiled with the 14.0 altera tools / 14.0 nallatech bspThe 13.1 flow is not compatible with the 14.0 flow. In addition to updating the Quartus-II software and the Nallatech OpenCL BSP, the board needs to be updated; the on-board configuration flash needs to contain an aocx file that has been compiled with the 14.0 tools.You will need to:

1. Rebuild a design with the 14.0 setup; for example: "aoc –v –-board pcie385_a7 vectorAdd.cl"; this might take several hours

2. Connect your programming cable to the board - when the board is not powered (instructions for 385 board: http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8908&d=1400634781) - For redhat users please refer to: http://www.altera.com/download/drivers/dri-usb_b-lnx.html

3. Reprogram the flash; for example: "aocl flash acl0 vector_add.aocx"

4. Once the programming operation has finished (20min), power down the host (make sure all the LEDs on the 385 board)

5. Power the host back up

5- only run host application which load 14.0 aocx fileWhen running a host application which loads an aocx file, make sure that aocx file has been compiled with the 14.0 flow (Quartus-II 14.0 / OpenCL SDK 14.0 / Nallatech OpenCL BSP 14.0). The aocx files compiled with previous versions of the tools will not work.Thanks,G

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Hi Gigi,If I use only one board as accelerator, does it mean is acl0 by default?Do you know where can I get the default hardware image of 14.0 version? Thanks.Yuxuan