Does the Intel® Stratix® 10 Avalon® -ST Hard IP for PCI Express* support 3 physical functions (PFs) in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 18.0?

Description

Due to a problem in the Intel® Stratix® 10 Avalon® -ST Hard IP for PCI Express* version 18.0, users will get the following error message when selecting 3 physical functions (PFs):

Error: pcie_avst.pcie_s10_hip_ast_0: The current value "64-bit prefetchable memory" for parameter "Type" (pf1_bar0_type_hwtcl) is invalid. Possible valid values are: "Disabled". . Rule(s): pf1_pci_type0_bar0_enabled.

Error: pcie_avst.pcie_s10_hip_ast_0: The current value "64-bit prefetchable memory" for parameter "Type" (pf2_bar0_type_hwtcl) is invalid. Possible valid values are: "Disabled". . Rule(s): pf2_pci_type0_bar0_enabled.

Resolution

To work around this problem for the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 18.0, use maximum of 2 PFs. This problem is fixed in the Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition software version 18.1 and onwards.