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RZhen11
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6 years ago

SignalTap node finder terribly slow (18.1 Standard Edition)

I'm working on an Arria10 design with about 30% fill, (i7-7820HQ @2.9GHz, 16GB RAM, Windows10) Every time I want get a list of nodes (SignalTap: pre-synthesis) it takes more than 15mins+ to get the...
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sstrell
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6 years ago

This is after running Analysis & Elaboration from the Processing menu? Very strange.

What's actually happening during the 15 minutes where you're stuck?

#iwork4intel

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RZhen11
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6 years ago

I have no clue what the tool is doing, at beginning I though the tool is dead. But it actually came out after a long wait.

I might have to recreate a new project from scratch .

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    sstrell
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    6 years ago

    Before you do that, try quitting Quartus, deleting the db and incremental_db folders (if present) in your project directory, and re-run Analysis & Elaboration. Something could be corrupted in the compilation database that is causing the issue.

    #iwork4intel

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      RZhen11
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      6 years ago

      Just to update, I've tried a with a newly created project.

      Same thing, I can't believe if it's because my project is TOO BIG.

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        SLabe
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        6 years ago
        Have you tested on a different workstation?

        @sstrell, should I file a ticket on behalf of my customer?
        #iworkforarrow