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KMcis
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2 years ago

Install minimum Quartus command line tools only

Hi,

I have my students do a project in which they implement a processor specification in the Cyclone V, then (optionally) write some code to run on it. The FPGA design includes an internal code RAM. The design only permits software to be loaded at the time when the FPGA binary (.sof) is created. I have an assembler and compiler defined for the architecture, but distribution of binaries to my students is awkward because of platform incompatibilities.

With full control of the computer on which Quartus is installed, I can create a script (Makefile, etc) that compiles source code to .MIF binary, then runs the MIF-Update function and re-assembles the .SOF file for download. What I would like to do is spin up a Ubuntu server at AWS and install on it a minimum tool set so my students can do those steps in a controlled environment.

What I am hoping is that there is a minimum Quartus installation I can load into my AWS Ubuntu image that supports only the command line tools without installing full blown Quartus. There will never be any need for most of the processing pipeline at AWS (circuit editing, chip/pin configuration, compilation, fitting, routing, etc all happen elsewhere). All we would ever do at the remote server is re-initialize the memory components and re-assemble the .SOF.

Does anybody know of a way to do this, or am I stuck doing a full install at AWS?

Thanks

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5 Replies

  • _AK6DN_'s avatar
    _AK6DN_
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    2 years ago

    I have only ever seen a separate minimal install for the Programmer Tools.

    And a separate install for the Help subsystem.

    And of course the simulation software (ModelSim or Questa).

    There is only one install for the Quartus compilation/development environment, all or nothing.

    You can save some space by only installing the device .qdz files for the families you will be using.

    I assume you are trying to save disk space rather than limit what the users can do.

    IMHO the amount of space that the graphical tools you want to eliminate is not that significant in the overall scheme of things.

    Most of the Quartus install is database files, not executables.

  • SyafieqS's avatar
    SyafieqS
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    2 years ago

    It is true, some of the tool can be installed separately as mentioned.

    Let me know if there is any update on this


  • SyafieqS's avatar
    SyafieqS
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    2 years ago

    Let me know if there is any update from previous replies.


    • FvM's avatar
      FvM
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      2 years ago
      I believe the answer by _AK6DN_ should be marked as solution. It applies also in case the user wants to limit installation functionality rather than save disk space.
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    SyafieqS
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    2 years ago

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