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11 years ago

Nallatech OpenCL BSPs - troubleshooter

Hi,

this article is aimed at addressing errors that users sometimes run into when using or installing the Altera OpenCL SDK and Nallatech 385/395 OpenCL Board Support Package (BSP).

There are 4 sections in this article:

  • SECTION 1 - Nallatech 385/395 BSP Installation
  • SECTION 2 - aocl utilities Issues
  • SECTION 3 - Compiling Issues with aoc compiler
  • SECTION 4 - Running host code

Feel free to post updates below and I will update this article with new content.

Thanks,

Gigi

Edits:

  • 10/01/2014 - Add clarifications about permissions issue (scripts in libexec folder must have +x permissions)
  • 10/01/2014 - Add Q_3-3 & its solution
  • 10/03/2014 - Add Q_2-5 & its solution
  • 10/20/2014 - Add Q_4-2, Q_4-3, Q_4-4 & their solutions
  • 10/30/2014 - Add Q_2-6 & its solution

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  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    10 years ago

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew when the BSP for 15.0 will be available? I tried with the 14.1 BSP, but got an error related to licenses for partial configuration not being available.

  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    10 years ago

    Hi gordonei,

    The latest version of the BSP R001.003.0001 was recently released, please contact Nallatech directly if you wish to obtain access (www.nallatech.com/support-lounge-access-request/). The latest version of the BSP (R001.003.0001) was tested with 15.0.0.145, previous versions of the Nallatech BSP (version R001.002.0001 and newer) should compile without issues in 15.0 as well. The Nallatech Support Lounge also hosts pre-compiled aocx for the Altera example designs (https://www.altera.com/products/design-software/embedded-software-developers/opencl/developer-zone.html#designexamples).

    The partial reconfiguration feature is required for OpenCL, you will need to make sure that your Altera Quartus-II/OpenCL SDK license includes that feature.

    Thanks,

    G.
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    10 years ago

    hi ,

    There is the same problems as shown

    First

    ""

    PCIe385n_hpc license failed, Not installing PCIe385n_hpc

    PCIe395_hpc license failed, Not installing PCIe395_hpc

    (The nalla_lic.dat was downloaded from altera license center.)

    ""

    Second - aocl install.

    ""

    No board installation routine supplied.

    Please consult your board manufacturer's documentation or support

    team for information on how to properly install your board.

    (The FTP can't be access , so how do I solve this problem ?)

    ""

    Third - lspci

    ""

    01:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Altera Corporation Device ab00 (rev 01)

    (The lspci can't not detect the nallatech name)

    ""

    enviroment :

    CentOS 6.5

    Quartus 14.0

    OpenCL SDK v14.0

    Thanks : D
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    10 years ago

    Hi boyihuang,

    --- Quote Start ---

    The nalla_lic.dat was downloaded from altera license center

    --- Quote End ---

    The nalla_lic.dat is provided by Nallatech (not Altera), please contact Nallatech by filling in this form to obtain your nalla_lic.dat file:

    http://www.nallatech.com/support-lounge-access-request

    The license file from Nallatech should be named nalla_lic.dat and placed at location $ALTERAOCLSDKROOT before starting the Nallatech OpenCL BSP installation. This will allow the BSP installation.

    You will also need the license file from Altera to compile your OpenCL SDK design (using the aoc compiler), you can place the Altera license file anywhere on your system but you will need to set the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable so that it points to the Altera license file location.

    The lspci output looks good.

    Thanks,

    G
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    10 years ago

    Hi ,

    I downloaded the license from nallatech(nalla_lic.dat put in $ALTERAOCLSDKROOT) and Altera (put the file in LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable)

    Therefore I could use setup_linux.sh for PCIE-385 but failed for 395 in script.

    I can use aoc --list-boards to see the (p385_hpc_a7 and p385_hpc_d5).

    But when I typed the command (aoc install) , it showed message as shown:

    """"""

    No board diagnose routine supplied.

    Please consult your board manufacturer's documentation or support

    team for information on how to debug board installation problems.

    """"""

    How could I solve this problem ?

    Thanks
  • Altera_Forum's avatar
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    10 years ago

    --- Quote Start ---

    Therefore I could use setup_linux.sh for PCIE-385 but failed for 395 in script.

    --- Quote End ---

    This behavior is expected if you have requested a license for the 385 HPC BSP only. No other BSP will be installed.

    --- Quote Start ---

    I can use aoc --list-boards to see the (p385_hpc_a7 and p385_hpc_d5).

    --- Quote End ---

    This confirms the 385 HPC BSP was correctly installed!

    --- Quote Start ---

    No board diagnose routine supplied.

    --- Quote End ---

    The diagnose routine should be installed. Make sure all the environment variables are set up correctly.

    for example: 

    export ALTERAOCLSDKROOT=/opt/altera/$1/hld
export QUARTUS_ROOTDIR=/opt/altera/$1/quartus
export AOCL_BOARD_PACKAGE_ROOT=$ALTERAOCLSDKROOT/board/nalla_pcie
export PATH=$PATH:$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/bin:$QUARTUS_ROOTDIR/sopc_builder/bin:$ALTERAOCLSDKROOT/bin
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ALTERAOCLSDKROOT/host/linux64/lib:$AOCL_BOARD_PACKAGE_ROOT/linux64/lib 
export LM_LICENSE_FILE=port@server