add_instance: Component intel_niosv_m_unit version <x.y> is not installed - loaded latest installed version <x.y> instead. Please check for parameter mismatches.

Description

Platform Designer may show an “add_instance” warning message from the Nios® V Processor Intel® FPGA IP  in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v21.4 when,

• Instantiating the Nios® V Processor Intel® FPGA IP.
• Performing an IP Upgrade on the same IP from software version 21.3 to 21.4.

This is due to a mismatch with the IP version number in the Intel Quartus Prime Software.

The full warning message reads as:

add_instance: Component intel_niosv_m_unit version 21.1.0 is not installed - loaded latest installed version 21.1.1 instead. Please check for parameter mismatches.

Resolution

To work around this problem, download and install the patch for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software v21.4.

Download and install Patch for version 21.4 from the following links:

• Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software v21.4 Solution Patch 0.13 for Windows (.exe)
• Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software v21.4 Solution Patch 0.13 for Linux (.run)
• Readme for Intel Quartus Prime Pro Software v21.4 Solution Patch 0.13 (.txt)